Research Article, J Mar Biol Oceanogr Vol: 3 Issue: 1
First Record of Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Osteichthyes: Stromateidae) in the Tunisian Coast (Mediterranean Sea)
| Mili Sami1,2*, Ennouri Rym2, Jarboui Othman2 and Missaoui Hechmi3 | |
| 1Unité Exploitation des Milieux Aquatiques, Institut Supérieur de Pêche et d’Aquaculture de Bizerte, Menzel Jemil, Tunisie |
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| 2Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Salammbô, Tunisie | |
| 3Direction Générale de la pêche et de l’Aquaculture, Tunis, Tunisie | |
| Corresponding author : MILI Sami Unité Exploitation des Milieux Aquatiques, Institut Supérieur de Pêche et d’Aquaculture de Bizerte, BP 15, 7080 Menzel Jemil, Tunisie E-mail: sami_mili@yahoo.fr |
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| Received: October 14, 2013 Accepted: December 02, 2013 Published: December 10, 2013 | |
| Citation: Sami M, Rym E, Othman J, Hechmi M (2014) First Record of Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Osteichthyes: Stromateidae) in the Tunisian Coast (Mediterranean Sea). J Mar Biol Oceanogr 3:1. doi:10.4172/2324-8661.1000123 |
Abstract
First Record of Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Osteichthyes: Stromateidae) in the Tunisian Coast (Mediterranean Sea)
The second Mediterranean record of the silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus is reported, with the capture of four specimens in the Gulf of Hammamet (North-East Tunisia) on March 15th 2007. The species is a non-indigenous for the Mediterranean, being native to the Indo-West Pacific area. A short description of all these specimens is given and the presence of this species in the Mediterranean is critically discussed. This note describes the first record of the P. argenteus in the Tunisian waters (Southwestern Mediterranean Sea).
