First record of the Northern brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae) in the South Adriatic Sea, Montenegro


Published: Dec 17, 2013
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Farfantepenaeus aztecus alien species first record Boka kotorska bay South Adriatic Sea Montenegro
O. MARKOVIĆ
M. GÖKOĞLU
S. PETOVIĆ
M. MANDIĆ
Abstract

A single adult female specimen of the Northern brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, a species native to the western Atlantic coasts, was caught in Boka kotorska bay (southern Adriatic Sea) on 19 September 2013. This is the first record of this alien species in the Adriatic Sea.

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O. MARKOVIĆ, University of Montenegro

Institute of Marine Biology
Dobrota P.O. Box 69,

85330 Kotor, Montenegro

M. GÖKOĞLU, Akdeniz University
Faculty of Fisheries, TR-07058 Antalya, Turkey
S. PETOVIĆ, University of Montenegro
Institute of Marine Biology
Kotor, Montenegro
M. MANDIĆ, University of Montenegro
Institute of Marine Biology
Kotor, Montenegro
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