Habitat suitability modelling for a key small pelagic fish species (Sardinella aurita) in the central Mediterranean sea

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 821 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zgozi ◽  
M. Barra ◽  
G. Basilone ◽  
M. Hamza ◽  
M. Assughayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Small Pelagic Fish ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Habitat Suitability Modelling ◽  
Sardinella Aurita

Anisakis spp. larvae in three mesopelagic and bathypelagic fish species of the central Mediterranean Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Gaglio ◽  
P. Battaglia ◽  
A. Costa ◽  
M. Cavallaro ◽  
G. Cammilleri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Anisakis Spp

Diet of Tetrapturus belone (Istiophoridae) in the central Mediterranean Sea

2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Castriota ◽  
Maria Grazia Finoia ◽  
Silvana Campagnuolo ◽  
Teresa Romeo ◽  
Antonio Potoschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Fast Moving ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Frequency Of Occurrence ◽  
Ecological Role ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Pelagic Species ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Active Predator

The stomach contents of 69 Mediterranean spearfish Tetrapturus belone collected in the Strait of Messina, central Mediterranean Sea were examined. Of the total specimens, caught by harpoon, only three stomachs were empty. Their diet consisted mainly of pelagic fish and cephalopods. The most important piscine prey belonged to the families of Belonidae, Clupeidae and Scomberesocidae. Cephalopods were mainly represented by Tremoctopus violaceus in terms of per cent weight and by Illex coindetii in terms of per cent frequency of occurrence. Tetrapturus belone is an active predator on epipelagic fast-moving prey and school-forming species. Its ecological role is similar to that of other large pelagic species which share the same environment.

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