What is it about?
The offshore rockfish Pontinus kuhlii is reported for the first time in Maltese waters (Strait of Sicily). One specimen was caught in the Maltese archipelago in 2013. Its eastward range expansion within the Mediterranean is discussed.
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Why is it important?
This record is important because it help to track the espansion of this Atlantic species in the Mediterranean.
Perspectives
This paper represents an example of cooperation between researchers from different Countries, where their expertise are shared for the mutual aim of monitoring expanding species in the Mediterranean and tracking their spread.
M.S. Luca Castriota
ISPRA
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This page is a summary of: First record of Pontinus kuhlii in Maltese waters, Marine Biodiversity Records, January 2014, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1755267213001188.
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