First record of Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Bleeker) in the Iberian Peninsula |
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| Authors: | H. F. Gante,&dagger &Dagger ,L. Moreira da Costa,§ &# ,J. Micael, M. J. Alves |
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| Affiliation: | Centro de Biologia Ambiental and Museu Bocage –Museu Nacional de História Natural, Rua da Escola Politécnica n°58, 1269-102 Lisboa, Portugal; , School of Life Sciences, LSC 274, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ85287-4601, U.S.A.; , Centro de Biologia Ambiental and Departamento de Biologia Ambiental, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, C2, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Somerset Street, Private Box 1015, 6140 Grahamstown, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | The South-east Asian cyprinid Barbonymus schwanenfeldii is recorded for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula from two specimens collected in the Guadiana River Basin in 2005. Their presence is probably due to release from aquaria. |
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| Keywords: | Cyprinidae introduced species Portugal tinfoil barb |
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