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MEPS 467:277-280 (2012)  -  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09936

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Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in the Mediterranean: a surprising immigrant

G. Morey1,*, B. Morales-Nin2, F. Riera1, A. Grau1, A. J. Geffen3, S. Pérez-Mayol2, M.-Y. Chang3, A. M. Grau1

1Direcció General de Medi Rural i Marí, Govern de les Illes Balears, Foners 10, Palma 07006, Spain
2Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats IMEDEA (CSIC/UIB), Miquel Marquès 21, Esporles 07190, Spain
3Department of Biology, University of Bergen, PO Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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ABSTRACT: A female cod Gadus morhua L. 87.1 cm total length was captured off Mallorca (Balearic Islands, NW Mediterranean) in June 2009 by a bottom trawler between 63 and 110 m depth. This is the first documented occurrence of the species in the Mediterranean. The fish was mature, with a very low hepatosomatic index and atretric gonads. Age assigned from the otoliths was 4 yr. The otolith chemical composition indicated that this fish entered the Mediterranean late in its first year of life.


KEY WORDS: Gadus morhua · Migration · Mediterranean · Otolith analysis


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Cite this article as: Morey G, Morales-Nin B, Riera F, Grau A and others (2012) Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in the Mediterranean: a surprising immigrant. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 467:277-280. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09936

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Published in MEPS Vol. 467. Online publication date: October 25, 2012
Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599
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