S. El Caidi

THE FIRST DOCUMENTED RECORD OF WILD-ESTABLISHED ORNAMENTAL KOI CARP MORPHOLOGICALLY CONSISTENT WITH CYPRINUS RUBROFUSCUS LACEPÈDE, 1803 (CYPRINIDAE, ACTINOPTERYGII) FROM MOROCCO AND NORTH AFRICA

Human activities, particularly the aquarium trade, are increasingly facilitating the introduction of exotic aquatic species beyond their natural biogeographical ranges, posing major threats to freshwater biodiversity worldwide. This study reports, for the first time, the establishment of a feral population of koi carp...