FIRST MEDITERRANEAN RECORD
Reference
Langeneck J.,Boyer M., De Cecco P.G., Luciani C., Marcelli M. & Vacchi M., 2015, First record of Acanthurus chirurgus (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with some distributional notes on Mediterranean Acanthuridae, Mediterranean Marine Science, 16(2), 427-431
Year of first record
2012
Location of first record
Picchi di Pablo dive site, Isola d'Elba
Country of first record
Italy
PATH
Most probable path
Aquarium release
DISTRIBUTION
Native sea area
Tropical Atlantic
Abundance in the colonized areas
Not established in the Mediterranean
Depth range (m)
2-25
RECORDS LOCATION
FIRST RECORDS:
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Marmara Sea
Atlantic Sea