Prvi nalaz mača srebrenjaka Trachipterus trachypterus Gmelin 1789 (Lampriformes) u Sicillijanskom tjesnacu

On July 7th 2018 a specimen of Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus Gmelin 1789) was caught in the shallow waters Selinunte (in South-Western coast Sicily) by trammel net. It female maturing phase and gonadosomatic index resulted as 1.1%. The measured 1638 mm total length weighed about 2480 g. estimated age through growth increments vertebra 41 years. finding Strait Sicily might be linked to its spawning period during which it approaches waters. present represents first record Sicily.