Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 41(3): 247-250, doi: 10.3750/AIP2011.41.3.12
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish, Aluterus monoceros (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae): first record off the Tunisian coast and confirmed occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea
J. Ben Souissi, W. Boughedir, M.M. Ben Amor, C. CapapéCorresponding author: J. Ben Souissi © J. Ben Souissi, W. Boughedir, M.M. Ben Amor, C. Capapé. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Ben Souissi J, Boughedir W, Ben Amor M, Capapé C (2011) Unicorn leatherjacket filefish, Aluterus monoceros (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae): first record off the Tunisian coast and confirmed occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 41(3): 247-250. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2011.41.3.12 |  |
Abstract
Investigations conducted off the northern Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean) allowed the authors to collect a male of the unicorn leatherjacket filefish, Aluterus monoceros (L.). The specimen is described in this note, including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. This finding constitutes the first record of A. monoceros off the Tunisian coast and the second record for the Mediterranean Sea. The occurrence of this species in the area and the Mediterranean Sea is discussed and commented.
Keywords
Actinopterygii, Osteichthyes, Monacanthidae, Aluterus monoceros, first record, Tunisian coast, Mediterranean