First record of the Brassy Chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Pisces: Kyphosidae) from the Mediterranean coast of Libya

In the present paper we report the first record of the Brassy Chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Giamard, 1825) from the Mediterranean coast of Libya. It is assumed that this species arrived into the Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. We stress the need of taxonomic study on the genus Kyphosus in the Mediterranean.

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This paper reports the first record of the Brassy Chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Giamard, 1825) from the Mediterranean coast of Libya, suggesting that this species arrived into the Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. The paper emphasizes the need for taxonomic study on the genus Kyphosus in the Mediterranean.