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A tropical porcupine fish found on the Lazio coast

It is the second specimen reported in the Mediterranean Sea since 2008
The invitation of ISPRA and CNR-IRBIM: "Reporting means learning to know, continue to support research"
It is a porcupine fish, also known as speckled porcupine fish, the specimen of about 60 cm beached in Santa Marinella and reported by a fisherman thanks to the campaign "Beware of those 4!" launched by ISPRA and CNR IRBIM to inform citizens about the presence of four alien fish potentially dangerous for human health.