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Journal of Plankton Research Vol.24 no.11 pp.1245-1246, 2002
© Oxford University Press 2002
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First record of scalloped ribbon fish, Zu cristatus (Pisces: Trachipteridae), eggs in the Adriatic Sea
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Corresponding Author: dulcic{at}izor.hr
The occurrence of early stages (eggs) of scalloped ribbon fish, Zu cristatus, is reported for the first time in the Adriatic waters. Four eggs with a diameter between 1.85 and 2.10 mm were found in ichthyoplankton collections taken at Station 205, location Du
e (43°25.8'N, 16°40.2'E, eastern central Adriatic). The capture of Z. cristatus in September is in agreement with the proposedseasonal life cycle of species in the Mediterranean Sea.