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Naturalization of Striped Seabream Lithognathus mormyrus (Sparidae) in the Black Sea

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The morphological and biological characteristics of the striped seabream Lithognathus mormyrus of the Black Sea were investigated. The conclusion about the naturalization of this species in the Black Sea as a result of the natural process of mediterranization was made on the basis of numerous finds of adult individuals and juveniles of this species.

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The studies were carried out according to the grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research “Dynamics and Consequences of the Introduction of Alien Fish and Invertebrate Species into the Biocenoses of the Coastal Zone and Bays of Sevastopol” (state registration number 18-44-920016) and, partly, within the framework of the state task of the Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas on the topic “Regularities of the Anthropogenic Transformation of Biodiversity and Biological Resources of the Azov-Black Sea basin and other areas of the World Ocean” (state registration number AAAA-A18-118020890074-2).

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Karpova, E.P. Naturalization of Striped Seabream Lithognathus mormyrus (Sparidae) in the Black Sea. Russ J Biol Invasions 11, 220–224 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111720030042

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