title: First record of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Osteichthyes: Diodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Biology and Ecology, University of Cagliari, Viale Poetto n.1 09126 Cagliari, Italy. follesac@unica.it
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Follesa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mulas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Porcu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D023721:Tetraodontiformes