The Streamlined Rabbitfish Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) in the Mediterranean Sea
| Autor: | Abdulghani Abdelghani, Sara A. A. Al Mabruk, Fabio Crocetta, Daniel Golani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Mediterranean climate Siganus javus Lessepsian migration Siganus virgatus biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Mediterranean Basin Fishery Siganus rivulatus Mediterranean sea 040102 fisheries 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Rabbitfish |
| Zdroj: | Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 37:287-290 |
| ISSN: | 2366-1674 0212-5919 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41208-020-00259-z |
| Popis: | The Mediterranean native biota is increasingly threatened by the influx of alien species. More than 100 non-native fishes have entered so far the Mediterranean, the majority of which presumably originated in the Red Sea. Among them, two species of the family Siganidae, namely Siganus luridus and Siganus rivulatus, are now widespread in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and already reached the central parts of the basin. Three further Siganus taxa, namely Siganus fuscescens, Siganus javus, and Siganus virgatus, have also been recorded from the Mediterranean basin, although their records are based on single specimens. We report the first sighting in the Mediterranean Sea of a single specimen of an additional rabbitfish, namely Siganus argenteus. There are no certainties regarding the possible pathway of arrival of this species in Libya; however, Lessepsian migration or shipping constitute the most probable ones. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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