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Associative behaviour between Trachurus trachurus (Teleostei: Carangidae) and the hydromedusae Aequorea forskalea: a new relationship reported from Galician waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2009

David Villegas-Ríos
David Villegas-Ríos*
Affiliation:
CSIC, Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208, Vigo, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: D. Villegas-Ríos CSIC, Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208, Vigo, Spain email: chirleu@gmail.com
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Abstract

During the summer of 2008, juveniles of the Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus were found in association with the hydromedusae Aequorea forskalea in north-western Spain. This is the first report of association for this pair of species in the world.

Keywords

Trachurus trachurusAequorea forskaleafish–jellyfish association
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e129
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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