Black scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus (Scorpaenidae): a first record in the eastern English Channel
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| Date | 2014-01 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Mahe Kelig 1, Goascoz Nicolas2, Dufour Jean-Louis1, Iglesias Samuel3, Tetard Alain2 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : IFREMER, Sclerochronology Centre, Fisheries Laboratory, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62 321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 2 : IFREMER, Fisheries laboratory, Avenue du Ge´ne´ral de Gaulle, 14520 Port-en-Bessin, France 3 : Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA 7208, Service des Stations Marines, Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau, Place de la Croix, 29900 Concarneau, France |
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| Source | Marine Biodiversity Records (1755-2672) (Marine Biological Association of UK), 2014-01 , Vol. 7 , N. e6 , P. 1-3 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1017/S1755267214000037 | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Scorpaena porcus, first record, eastern English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, otolith | ||||||||
| Abstract | This is the first record of the black scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus being found in the eastern English Channel. A specimen was caught on 15 October 2012 off the port of Courseulles-sur-mer. It measured 31.6 cm and weighted 800 g. From a study of its sagittal otolith, this specimen appeared to be 9 years old. | ||||||||
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