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Black scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus (Scorpaenidae): a first record in the eastern English Channel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2014

Kelig Mahé ,
Nicolas Goascoz ,
Jean Louis Dufour ,
Samuel P. Iglesias  and
Alain Tetard
Kelig Mahé*
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Sclerochronology Centre, Fisheries Laboratory, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62 321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Nicolas Goascoz
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Fisheries Laboratory, Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 14520 Port-en-Bessin, France
Jean Louis Dufour
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Sclerochronology Centre, Fisheries Laboratory, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62 321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Samuel P. Iglesias
Affiliation:
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA 7208, Service des Stations Marines, Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau, Place de la Croix, 29900 Concarneau, France
Alain Tetard
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Fisheries Laboratory, Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 14520 Port-en-Bessin, France
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K. Mahé, IFREMER, Sclerochronology Centre, Fisheries Laboratory, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62 321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France email: kelig.mahe@ifremer.fr
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Abstract

This is the first record of the black scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus being found in the eastern English Channel. A specimen was caught on 15 October 2012 off the port of Courseulles-sur-mer. It measured 31.6 cm and weighted 800 g. From a study of its sagittal otolith, this specimen appeared to be 9 years old.

Keywords

Scorpaena porcusfirst recordeastern English ChannelAtlantic Oceanotolith
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e6
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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