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- Title
First record of the silver-cheeked toadfish Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) from Malta.
- Authors
Deidun, Alan; Fenech-Farrugia, Andreina; Castriota, Luca; Falautano, Manuela; Azzurro, Ernesto; Andaloro, Franco
- Abstract
The occurrence of the silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus, is reported for the first time from Maltese waters. The specimen was caught at a depth of 15 m in a sparse sea grass Posidonia oceanica meadow. The need for a public information campaign on the danger to human health posed by the species, and to develop an early warning system of its spread, is discussed.
- Subjects
MALTA; TOADFISHES; POISONOUS fishes; DANGEROUS fishes; PORICHTHYS
- Publication
BioInvasions Record, 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
2242-1300
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3391/bir.2015.4.2.11