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Acta Adriatica, Vol. 63 No. 2, 2022.

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https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.63.2.8

First record of Trachipterus trachypterus Gmelin 1789 (Lampriformes) in the Strait of Sicily

Michele Luca Geraci ; 1 Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA) – Marine biology and fisheries laboratory of Fano (PU), University of Bologna (BO), Italy
Danilo Scannella ; Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council – CNR, Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Italy
Fabio Falsone ; Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council – CNR, Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Italy
Giacomo Sardo ; Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council – CNR, Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Italy
Salvatore Gancitano ; Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council – CNR, Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Italy
Vita Gancitano ; Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council – CNR, Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Italy
Sergio Vitale ; Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council – CNR, Mazara del Vallo (Tp), Italy

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Abstract

On July 7th 2018 a specimen of Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus Gmelin 1789)
was caught in the shallow waters of Selinunte (in the South-Western coast of Sicily) by trammel net.
It was a female in maturing phase and the gonadosomatic index resulted as 1.1%. The specimen
measured 1638 mm in total length and weighed about 2480 g. The estimated age through growth
increments in vertebra was of 41 years. The finding of the Mediterranean dealfish in the Strait of
Sicily might be linked to its spawning period during which it approaches the shallow waters. The
present specimen represents the first record in the Strait of Sicily.

Keywords

Mediterranean dealfish; rare species; meristic features; vertebrae; otolith; fecundity

Hrčak ID:

289618

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/289618

Publication date:

30.12.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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