Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 41(2): 141-143, doi: 10.3750/AIP2011.41.2.12
First substantiated record of a Lessepsian migrant—the dusky spinefoot, Siganus luridus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Siganidae), in the Adriatic Sea
expand article infoJ. Dulčić, B. Dragičević, R. Grgičević, L. Lipej

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Abstract
One specimen of the dusky spinefoot, Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) (+, total length = 17.3 cm, total weight = 87.61 g), a lessepsian migrant, was captured in the Mljet Channel (Southern Adriatic, Croatian coast) on 15 November 2010. This is the second record of this species from the Adriatic, but first well documented and based on the captured specimen. First record occurred earlier in the Northern Adriatic, but was based solely on underwater observations.
Keywords
Siganus luridus, Mediterranean, Lessepsian species, new record, Adriatic Sea.