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First Discovery of Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili (Carangidae) in Russian Waters of the Black Sea Coast of the Caucasus

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The first significant capture of Seriola dumerili in the Black Sea, namely, in Russian waters off the Caucasian coast, is reported. The main plastic and meristic features of the studied specimen are given.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to E.A. Chabanov (Fishermen Association of Krasnodar krai) for providing a greater amberjack specimen for research.

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This study was performed under State Assignment no. AAAA-A18-118020890074-2 “Patterns of the Formation and Anthropogenic Transformation of Biodiversity and Biological Resources of the Azov–Black-Sea Basin and Other Areas of the World Ocean” (Institute of Marine Biological Research, Russian Academy of Sciences).

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    V. A. Luzhniak

  2. Azov–Black-Sea Scientific Center of Fisheries and Fish Farming, Novorossiysk, Russia

    V. A. Luzhniak, T. A. Chepurnaia & A. A. Zhivoglyadov

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Luzhniak, V.A., Chepurnaia, T.A. & Zhivoglyadov, A.A. First Discovery of Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili (Carangidae) in Russian Waters of the Black Sea Coast of the Caucasus. J. Ichthyol. 60, 335–338 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945220020095

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