First record of dwarf flathead Elates ransonnetii (Platycephalidae) in the Adriatic Sea
How to cite: Dulčić, J., Pallaoro, A., Dragičević, B., & Stagličić, N. (2010). First record of dwarf flathead Elates ransonnetii (Platycephalidae) in the Adriatic Sea. Cybium, 34(2): 222-223. https://doi.org/10.26028/CYBIUM/2010-342-010
A specimen of Elates ransonnetii (Steindachner, 1876) was caught on 6 March 2010 in the eastern Adriatic Sea. The specimen was caught at the depth of 15 m on muddy bottom and measured 163 mm in total length. This is the first record of this species in the Adriatic, and second in the Mediterranean.