Premiere observation du marlin de Mediterranee Tetrapterus belone Rafinesque, 1810 dans les eaux septentrionales de la Tunisie

Authors

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

Keywords:

Marine fish, New records, Animal morphology, Geographical distribution, Tetrapturus belone, Marine, Tunisia

Abstract

A Mediterranean spearfish Tetrapturus belone captured as bycatch by longliners in Galite area (North of Tunisia), on March 2004 was landed at Bizerte port. It is an Istiophoridae of the species Tetrapterus belone Rafinesque, 1810. The Mediterranean spearfish constitutes a new addition to the Tunisian fish fauna. It is an endemic Mediterranean specie, has been reported from the central Mediterranean sea, and never from the Tunisian water. The principal characteristics of the specimen are given.

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Published

2006-10-20

How to Cite

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HATTOUR A. Premiere observation du marlin de Mediterranee Tetrapterus belone Rafinesque, 1810 dans les eaux septentrionales de la Tunisie. Bull. Inst. Natl. Sci. Technol. Mer [Internet]. 2006Oct.20 [cited 2024Apr.27];33:127-30. Available from: https://www.instm-bulletin.tn/index.php/bulletin/article/view/720

Issue

Vol. 33 (2006)

Section

Article

ARK

https://n2t.net/ark:/68747/INSTM.Bulletin.v33.720

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