Kyphosus sectatrix in Spain
Point map (Kyphosus sectatrix) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Caught northwest of Galicia (NW Spain). The northerly extension of distribution was attributed to ocean warming and the increasing number of immigrant species was significantly correlated with temperature increase in the North Atlantic over the last 40 years (Ref. 55409). Also Ref. 86578.

States/Provinces
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
Comments & Corrections
Back to Search
cfm script by eagbayani, 10.05.99, php script by rolavides, 2/4/2008 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17