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- Title
New record of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus T. E. Bowdich, 1825 (Osteichthyes: Carangidae) from the Northern Adriatic Sea.
- Authors
BOLOGNINI, Luca; DOMENICHETTI, Filippo; GRATI, Fabio; POLIDORI, Piero; SCARCELLA, Giuseppe; FABI, Gianna
- Abstract
The observation of a new species in a new area represents the first opportunity to follow and study the dynamics of colonization and understand how a new species arrives, what are its movements and its potential impact. The discovery of a large number of species outside their usual area of distribution is probably the most important reason for the increase in perceived biodiversity of the Adriatic ichthyofauna. A total of 4 specimens of T. picturatus were caught in the period MayJune 2011 in the surroundings of an offshore gas platform in the Northern Adriatic Sea. Scientific literature depicts this species as rare in the Adriatic Sea, indicating and suggesting the Pomo Pit (Central Adriatic Sea) as the Northern latitudinal limit of its distribution. On this basis, this paper reports the first record of T. picturatus in the Northern Adriatic basin, suggesting an expansion of its spatial distribution.
- Subjects
ADRIATIC Sea; TRACHURUS picturatus; FISH colonization; ATLANTIC mackerel; CLASSIFICATION of fish; GEOGRAPHICAL distribution of fishes; FISH diversity
- Publication
Acta Adriatica, 2015, Vol 56, Issue 2, p305
- ISSN
0001-5113
- Publication type
Article