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Cybium,
Revue
Internationale dIchtyologie |
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NOTE ICHTYOLOGIQUE Occurrence
of the Alexandria pompano, Alectis alexandrinus (Carangidae) off
the coast of Algeria Farid HEMIDA (1), Nawal KANOUN (1), Jamila BEN SOUISSI (2), Olivier GUÉLORGET (3) & Christian CAPAPÉ (3) (1) Laboratoire
halieutique, Faculté des sciences biologiques, Université
des sciences et techniques Houari Boumédienne, BP 32, El Alia,
16111 Bab Ezzouar, Alger, ALGÉRIE. Abstract.
- A specimen of Alexandria pompano, Alectis alexandrinus (E.
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Carangidae) was recorded for the first
time off the Algerian coast, near Annaba, at a 50-100 m depth. The
species is briefly described and biometric and meristic characters are
given. The distribution of A. alexandrinus in the Mediterranean
Sea is also commented. |
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