On the occurrence of Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) and S. rnedusophagus Cocco, 1839 (Perciformes, Centrolophidae) in Maltese waters

Mifsud, Constantine

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dc.contributor.author	Mifsud, Constantine	-
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-05T10:02:43Z	-
dc.date.available	2017-01-05T10:02:43Z	-
dc.date.issued	2005	-
dc.identifier.citation	Mifsud, C. (2005). On the occurrence of Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) and S. rnedusophagus Cocco, 1839 (Perciformes, Centrolophidae) in Maltese waters. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist, 4(2), 141.	en_GB
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15122	-
dc.description.abstract	The family Centrolophidae includes Atlantic and Mediterranean pelagic fish which seek shelter under floating debris and which do not reside for very long periods under moored floats such as those used by in Malta for catching dolphin fish (Coryphaena hippurus Linn.) There are three species from this family which are found occasionally in Maltese waters, two in the genus Schedophilus, S. ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) and S. medusophagus Cocco, 1839 and one in the genus Centrolophus, C niger (Gmelin, 1789). S. ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) (fig.I) can reach a length of one metre while S. medusophagus is much smaller, not exceeding 30 cm in length. These species of fish are known to feed on jellyfish, but they also feed on other marine animals present in the plankton and scavenge dead fish (Debelius 1997).	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en_GB
dc.publisher	The Central Mediterranean Naturalist	en_GB
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en_GB
dc.subject	Fishes -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	Perciformes -- Malta	en_GB
dc.subject	Centrolophidae -- Malta	en_GB
dc.title	On the occurrence of Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) and S. rnedusophagus Cocco, 1839 (Perciformes, Centrolophidae) in Maltese waters	en_GB
dc.type	article	en_GB
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