First record of the Atlantic bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Teleostei: Carangidae) in the Mediterranean Sea |
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| Authors: | L. Peña Rivas E. Azzurro D. Lloris |
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| Affiliation: | 1. área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Granada (SAS, Junta de Andalucía), Avenida Martín Cuevas, s/n, , 18600 Motril, Granada, Spain;2. ISPRA, National Institute of Environmental Protection and Research, , 57123 Livorno, Italy;3. Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, , E‐08003 Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
In December 1997, one specimen of the Atlantic bumper, Chloroscombrus chrysurus was recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, off Almuñécar (Granada, Spain: 36° 43′ 26″ N; 3° 41′ 39″ W). This species probably entered the Mediterranean Sea via the Strait of Gibraltar. |
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| Keywords: | Atlantic migration natural range expansion Spain |
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