Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 37(1): 67-69, doi: 10.3750/AIP2007.37.1.10
First record of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Actinopterygii, Gempylidae), off the coast of Benghazi, Libya (southern Mediterranean)
expand article infoH. Elbaraasi, M. Elmariami, M. Elmeghrabi, S. Omar

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Citation: Elbaraasi H, Elmariami M, Elmeghrabi M, Omar S (2007) First record of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus (Actinopterygii, Gempylidae), off the coast of Benghazi, Libya (southern Mediterranean). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 37(1): 67-69. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2007.37.1.10
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Abstract
Background. The first record of oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829, (Gempylidae) from the depth of 65 m, caught off the coast of Benghazi, Libya (Southern Mediterranean), is reported herewith. The present finding appears to be an evidence of the extension in the latitude of its geographical distribution.
Keywords
fish, oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus, first record, Mediterranean, Libya