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Necropsy of an ocean sunfish stranded along the Taranto coast (Apulian, south Italy)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2009

Michele A. Pastore
Michele A. Pastore*
Affiliation:
Istituto per lo Studio Degli Ambienti Marini Costieri-C.N.R.via Roma, 3-74100 Taranto, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.A. Pastore, Istituto per lo Studio Degli Ambienti Marini Costieri-C.N.R.via Roma, 3-74100 Taranto, Italy email: michele.pastore@iamc.cnr.it
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Abstract

A young male of Mola mola, stranded along the coast of Taranto, Apulian, south Italy (17°14′9″E 40°25′33″N), was recovered on 11 November 2007, the first stranded specimen along the Ionian coasts. The specimen was subjected to necropsy. Some observations on the external dimensions, on the internal organs and their parasites are included.

Keywords

sunfishMola molanecropsyGulf of TarantoMediterranean Sea
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e118
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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