On the capture of the silver-cheeked toadfish Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) in the Kerch–Taman Region of the Black Sea
Journal: Водные биоресурсы и среда обитания
Year: 2024

Background. Due to the climate change (global warming) and expansion of maritime shipping routes in the Black Sea, new fish species migrating from the Mediterranean Sea and the seas of the Northwest Indian Ocean are regularly recorded. Relevance. New invasive fish species claim the Black Sea area and act as trophic competitors or predators toward the native species; they also may pose a danger to humans. The aim of this work is to describe the cases of the silver-cheeked toadfish capture in the