First Mediterranean record of Nigerian tonguesole Cynoglossus browni (Osteichthyes: Cynoglossidae) from the northern Tunisia coast.

Authors

  • Abdallah HATTOUR Université de Carthage. Institut National des Sciences et Technologie de la Mer - INSTM

Keywords:

Occurrence, Mediterranean Sea, exotic species, Cynoglossus browni, Bizerte, North of Tunisia, Mediterranean sea

Abstract

A specimen of Cynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949, is found on the stalls of fishmongers in the city of Bizerte in Marsh 2016 (North of Tunisia). Up to this date; such species is commonly found in eastern Atlantic Ocean off the West African coast. We document its occurrence for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea and in Tunisian waters.

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Published

2016-10-31

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HATTOUR A. First Mediterranean record of Nigerian tonguesole Cynoglossus browni (Osteichthyes: Cynoglossidae) from the northern Tunisia coast. Bull. Inst. Natl. Sci. Technol. Mer [Internet]. 2016Oct.31 [cited 2024Apr.29];43:163-7. Available from: https://www.instm-bulletin.tn/index.php/bulletin/article/view/286

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Vol. 43 (2016)

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https://n2t.net/ark:/68747/INSTM.Bulletin.v43.286

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