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Sci. 17(1)</i>: 124-143. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.1371\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.1371</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":1,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Ounifi-Ben Amor, K.; Rifi, M.; Ghanem, R.; Draeif, E.; Zaouali, J.; Ben Souissi, J.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Ounifi-Ben Amor, K. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"An updated inventory of alien marine fauna in coastal and offshore Tunisian waters is presented. Records were compiled from scientific and ‘grey’ publications, presentations at scientific meetings, theses presented in fulfillment of requirements towards MSc and PhD degrees, websites and personal observations. 136 alien species were recorded in Tunisian waters, 60 records in northern coasts, West Mediterranean and 76 in central and southern coasts, Central Mediterranean. 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