First record of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Osteichthyes: Diodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea.
The spotfin burrfish Chilomycterus reticulatus (405 mm standard length) is recorded for the first time on the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. The adult specimen was found dried on a beach near the south Sardinian Sea (S. Antioco's Island). Photographs and morphometrics of the specimen are given.
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Department of Animal Biology and Ecology, University of Cagliari, Viale Poetto n.1 09126 Cagliari, Italy. follesac@unica.it
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D000818:Animals; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D023721:Tetraodontiformes