First record of Physiculus dalwigki (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Moridae) from the Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean Sea)

A specimen of Physiculus dalwigki Kaup, 1758 measuring 218 mm in total length, 190 mm in standard length, and weighing 90 g was caught off the northern Tunisian coast. This capture constitutes the first record of this fish from the Tunisian coast. The specimen is described including morphological me...

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Published in:Acta ichthyologica et piscatoria 2020-06, Vol.50 (2), p.223-226
Main Authors: Capapé, Christian, Sihem, Rafrafi-Nouira, Youssouph, Diatta, Christian, Reynaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animal morphology
Biometry
Colour
Commercial fishing
description
Fish
Fishing
Length
meristic c
Meristic counts
Morphology
morphometric measurements
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Physiculus dalwigki
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Summary:A specimen of Physiculus dalwigki Kaup, 1758 measuring 218 mm in total length, 190 mm in standard length, and weighing 90 g was caught off the northern Tunisian coast. This capture constitutes the first record of this fish from the Tunisian coast. The specimen is described including morphological measurements, meristic counts, and color. Due to a lack of records, the real status of the species in the Tunisian waters still remains questionable. Physiculus dalwigki occurs only off northern Spain and south to the Strait of Gibraltar in the waters surrounding Madera and the Azores Islands, and in the Mediterranean Sea from Nice (southern France) to the Tunisian coast. Therefore, it appears that P. dalwigki is displaying a disjoint distribution with the exclusion of a large western region of the Mediterranean Sea.
ISSN:0137-1592
1734-1515
DOI:10.3750/AIEP/02842