A new record of Cephalopholis taeniops in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on the Sicily channel as a biogeographical crossroad of exotic fish

• DOI: 10.1017/s1755267210000023
• Publication Date: 2010-02-19T10:41:28Z
• Authors: P. Guidetti; F. Giardina; E. Azzurro
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 14. Life underwater; 01 natural sciences

The record of several individuals of the African hind Cephalopholis taeniops from Lampedusa Island (Italy) is here reported, with discussion on the biogeographical importance of the Sicily channel as a crossroad for exotic fish of Atlantic and Indo-pacific origin.