First record of Eckström’s topknot Zeugopterus regius (Bonnaterre, 1788) in Belgian waters

Jan Ranson; Jasper Van Vlasselaer; Sofie Vranken; Mattias Van Opstal

doi:10.26496/bjz.2024.178

Authors

Jan Ranson Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jakobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium
Jasper Van Vlasselaer Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jakobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium
Sofie Vranken Research group Phycology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), 9000 Gent, Belgium
Mattias Van Opstal Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jakobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2024.178

Keywords:

topknot, Zeugopterus regius, Belgian Part of the North Sea, new observation

Abstract

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