Unusual Massive Beaching of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809) (Anguilliformes, Ophichtidae) from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
An unusual massive beaching of about two hundred specimens of the ophichthid eel Dalophis imberbis in the Central Mediterranean Sea was documented with in situ photographs and direct observations of beached specimens. No records of massive beaching of this species are reported in literature and only isolated specimens of D. imberbis were sporadically found beached. This event might be directly related to a severe wintry storm that affected the Latium coast from 2 to 5 March 2017.