The occurrence of Ranzania laevis off the Island of Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, related to sea warming |
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| Authors: | J J Castro A G Ramos |
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| Institution: | Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Edf. de Ciencias Bdsicas, Campus Universitario de Tafira, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Catches of the slender sunfish Ranzania laevis were reported off the coastline of the island of Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, Spain in May-June 2001, apparently associated with a sudden west-east warming process of the sea surface in the central Atlantic. |
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| Keywords: | warming process unusual occurrence Ranzania laevis slender sunfish thermal oscillation |
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