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. 2022 Feb;100(2):601-604.
doi: 10.1111/jfb.14972. Epub 2021 Dec 20.

Dominance of Scorpaena maderensis among scorpaenids of littoral rocky reefs in Corsica (NW Mediterranean): Further evidence of Mediterranean Sea warming

Patrick Astruch  1 , Bruno Belloni  1 , Elodie Rouanet  1 , Thomas Schohn  1 , Mireille Harmelin-Vivien  2 , Jean-Georges Harmelin  1 , Charles-François Boudouresque  2
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Dominance of Scorpaena maderensis among scorpaenids of littoral rocky reefs in Corsica (NW Mediterranean): Further evidence of Mediterranean Sea warming

Patrick Astruch et al. J Fish Biol. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

The population of Scorpaenidae was investigated in the Nature Reserve of Scàndula (Corsica, France, NW Mediterranean). While absent from Corsica a few decades ago, the Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis is now the most abundant scorpaenid species in shallow rocky reef areas, far outnumbering Scorpaena notata and Scorpaena porcus. Considered as a subtropical species of Atlantic origin, the northward progression of the thermophilic S. maderensis and its dominance in Corsican waters is further evidence of the ongoing warming of the Mediterranean Sea.

Keywords: Madeira rockfish; Mediterranean Sea; abundance; thermophilic species; warming.

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