| Title: | On the Occurrence of Cornish Blackfish Schedophilus medusophagus (Osteichthyes: Centrolophidae) from the Maghreb Shore (Southwestern Mediterranean Sea) |
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| Authors: | ID Ladoul, Sara (Author)
ID Hemida, Farid (Author)
ID Reynaud, Christian (Author)
ID Capapé, Christian (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  IRRIS - Institute IRRIS for Research, Development and Strategies of Society, Culture and Environment
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| Abstract: | The authors report additional records of the Cornish blackfish, Schedophilus medusophagus (Cocco, 1839), from the western Algerian coast near the Moroccan border. Two specimens were captured off Beni Saf, measuring 600 mm and 630 mm in total length (TL) while their total body weight (TBW) was globally estimated to be more than 5 kg. The third specimen caught off Bouzedjar, measured 650 mm TL, but its TBW was not provided by the fishmonger. These additional records confirm the species’ presence off the Algerian coast and throughout the Maghreb shore, with an apparently viable population successfully established. This pattern likely reflects regional abundance of jellyfish. While the origin of S. medusophagus in the study area remains obscure, range expansion from the eastern Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar remains a feasible hypothesis. |
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| Keywords: | Schedophilus medusophagus, jellyfish, distribution, population, Maghreb shore |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | 27-34 |
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| Numbering: | 35, 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-30373  |
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| UDC: | 5 |
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| DOI: | 10.19233/ASHN.2025.05 |
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| Copyright: | Imetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY 4.0 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 24.06.2026 |
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| Views: | 267 |
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