Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 43(3): 251-253, doi: 10.3750/AIP2013.43.3.09
First record of the Bermuda sea chub, Kyphosus saltatrix (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Kyphosidae), in the coastal waters of Libya
expand article infoH. Elbaraasi, O. Bograra, O. Elsilini, J. Bojwari

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Citation: Elbaraasi H, Bograra O, Elsilini O, Bojwari J (2013) First record of the Bermuda sea chub, Kyphosus saltatrix (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Kyphosidae), in the coastal waters of Libya. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 43(3): 251-253. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2013.43.3.09
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Abstract
In this paper, we report the first record of Bermuda sea chub, Kyphosus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) caught off the coast of Benghazi, Libya. Its occurrence adds to the increasing rate of detections of this species in the south of the Mediterranean during the last decade.
Keywords
Kyphosus saltatrix, Benghazi, Libyan coast, Occurrence, Mediterranean