2007•Journal of Fish BiologyRequires access

Zenopsis conchifera (Lowe, 1852) (Pisces, Actinopterygii, Zeidae): a new alien fish in the Mediterranean Sea

Sergio Ragonese, Giovan Battista Giusto

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The first documented occurrence of a silvery John dory, Zenopsis conchifera, in the Mediterranean Sea is reported. A female (645 mm total length, 3296 g body mass) of Z. conchifera was caught in July 2006 by a commercial bottom trawler off the northern Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean Sea).

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Key concepts: Actinopterygii, Alien, Fishery, Mediterranean sea, Biology, Mediterranean climate, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Marine fish