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https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.64.1.4

The westernmost record of Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775) in the Mediterranean Sea: a new non-indigenous fish for Libya

Sami M. Ibrahim ; College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Tobruk University, Tobruk, Libya
Abdulrraziq Amrajaa Abdulrraziq ; College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Tobruk University, Tobruk, Libya
Abdulghani Abdulghani ; Department of Marine Resources, Omar Al-Moukhtar University, El Bayda, Libya
Sara A.A. Al Mabruk ; Department of General Nursing Technology, Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Cyrene, Libya
Francesco Tiralongo orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-0149 ; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Abstract

The occurrence of the Indo-Pacific fish Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775) is documented for the first time from Libya. This
record represents the third and westernmost observation of the species in the Mediterranean Sea. Introduction pathway for this
fish in Libyan waters and in the Mediterranean Sea in general is discussed.

Keywords

Terapon jarbua; Lessepsian immigrant; Terapontidae; Red Sea; biological invasions

Hrčak ID:

304342

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/304342

Publication date:

14.6.2023.

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