The Western Pacific Barred Knifejaw, Oplegnathus Fasciatus (Temminck Schlegel, 1844) (Pisces: Oplegnathidae), Arriving With Tsunami Debris On The Pacific Coast Of North America

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• Journal Title:
  Aquatic Invasions
• Personal Author:
  Ta, Nicholas ; Miller, Jessica ; Chapman, John ; Pleus, Allen ; Calvanese, Thomas ; Miller-Morgan, Timothy ; Burke, James ; Carlton, James
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  ORESU (Oregon Sea Grant)
• Description:
  The Western Pacific Ocean barred knifejaw Oplegnathus fasciatus was found from 2013 to 2015 along the Pacific Coast of North
  
  America from Washington to California. The knifejaw was found in derelict vessels that had arrived on the Pacific Coast and that
  
  had been lost during the March 2011 Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Knifejaw were also found free living in the wild in
  
  regions known to have received Japanese tsunami marine debris. No previous records of O. fasciatus are known east of the
  
  Hawaiian Archipelago.
• Source:
  Aquatic Invasions 13(1): 179-186
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.14
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  ORESU-R-18-005
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Pacific Ocean
• Rights Information:
  CC BY
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/40054/noaa_40054_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.02 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Sea Grant Publications
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:96c3e76dc311f4ec69e09bdd514e1187efb6183803c85d1986b3d4424e59285f