论文信息 - Range extension and additional records of the yellowmouth barracuda, Sphyraena viridensis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Sphyraenidae) in the eastern Adriatic Sea

Range extension and additional records of the yellowmouth barracuda, Sphyraena viridensis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Sphyraenidae) in the eastern Adriatic Sea

One specimen (TL = 532 mm, W = 662 g) of the yellowmouth barracuda, Sphyraena viridensis , was caught by an angler on 3 August 2008 in front of the Port of Rijeka (Northern Adriatic). Being caught at the geo - graphic latitude of 45°17 'N, makes this record the northernmost occurrence of this species in the Mediterranean.

J. Dulčić | B. Dragičević | M. Kovačić

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