scholarly journals Spread of the arrow bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 in the Mediterranean Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Gökoğlu ◽  
Serkan Teker
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
First Record ◽  
Bottom Trawl ◽  
Total Weight ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Bottom Trawler

Habitat of the family Priacanthidae is tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. The features of the  family members are generally very big eyes, deep bodies, upturned mouth,  and generally reddish color. In the this paper, we report the presence of an arrow bulleye P. sagittarius in coast of Turkey waters in the Mediterranean Sea. On the 27th December, 2017, a single specimen of P. sagittarius was collected by Mr. Hüseyin Çınar, captain of the commercial bottom trawler Furkan Reis vessel, off the Taşucu, Mersin (36°07'2.82"N 33°51'6.42"E) Turkey coasts. The specimen of P. sagittarius was collected at a depth of approximatetly 100 m by a bottom trawl net; the mesh size of 22mm. The collected specimen of arrow bulleye P. sagittarius was 255 mm total length (TL) and 307 g total weight (TW). The finding of the present study is the first record of specimen along shores of the Mediterranean of Turkey. This record suggests that this species is spread towards to west along in the Mediterranean. 

scholarly journals First Record of Pseudotolithus senegallus (Cuvier, 1830) in the Mediterranean Sea

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Elsayed H. Kh. Akel
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
First Record ◽  
Distal Portion ◽  
Main Stream ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Juvenile Specimen ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Port Said ◽  
Bottom Trawler

This article firstly records Pseudotolithus senegallus (Cuvier, 1830) species in the Mediterranean Sea. juvenile specimen of Pseudotolithus senegallus (Cuvier, 1830) with total length 15.5 cm and total weight 37 g, was obtained by experimental  bottom trawling using  commercial bottom trawler (stretched mesh size: 15 mm; duration time: four hours; location: east of Suez Canal main stream in the Mediterranean, off Port Said). Opercle lining jet black, showing through a dark blotch externally. Axils of pectoral-fin base dark, distal portion of caudal fin darkish whereas anal and pelvic fins are yellowish. Gas bladder with a pair of arborescent appendages, dividing into short anterior branches and a dozen or so long tubular posterior appendages along sides of bladder beyond its tip. I suggest the method of introduction to the Mediterranean waters is ballast water of ships as it is recorded only from Mauritania to Angola on the western coast of Africa.

First record of the bryozoan genus Stylopoma from the Mediterranean Sea

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 949-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Tilbrook
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
First Record ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Pacific Species

The first record of the genus Stylopoma (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida) is reported from the Mediterranean Sea with the description of Stylopoma inchoans sp. nov. from a single specimen collected in the 19th Century. Its affinities to recently described Indo-Pacific species are discussed.

First record of a Lessepsian migrant: the sea cucumber Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata Pearson, 1913

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4551 (1) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
MEHMET AYDIN ◽  
MEVLUT GURLEK ◽  
YVES SAMYN ◽  
DENIZ ERGUDEN ◽  
CEMAL TURAN
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Sea Cucumber ◽  
First Record ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Iskenderun Bay ◽  
The Mediterranean

First record of a Lessepsian migrant: the sea cucumber Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata Pearson, 1913. A single specimen of the Indo-West Pacific sea cucumber Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata Pearson, 1913 has been captured in 2017 in the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Iskenderun Bay, at 30 m depth. This specimen is here described, and the taxonomy of the species is briefly discussed. Despite the lack of timed biogeographic evidence, we here argue that H. hamata is a Lessepsian migrant; the first in its genus and only the second holothuroid. 

scholarly journals First record of an invasive shrimp from the family Processidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the Mediterranean Sea

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. LEVITT ◽  
S. D. GRAVE ◽  
N. SHENKAR
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Mediterranean

This is the first recording on the genus Nikoides Paulson, 1875 in the Mediterranean Sea, with remarks on taxonomy and ecology.

First Atlantic record of the rare infaunal shrimp Salmoneus erasimorum Dworschak, Abed-Navandi & Anker, 2000 (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Alpheidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 5091 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-400
Author(s):  
CÉDRIC D’UDEKEM D’ACOZ ◽  
FLORENCE GULLY ◽  
MARC COCHU ◽  
ARTHUR ANKER
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Suction Pump ◽  
Annotated List ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Alpheid Shrimp ◽  
European Coast

The rare symbiotic alpheid shrimp Salmoneus erasimorum Dworschak, Abed-Navandi & Anker, 2000 was previously known from a single specimen collected with a suction pump on the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, together with its host, the ghost shrimp, Gilvossius tyrrhenus (Petagna, 1792). A second record of S. erasimorum is presented here, with a diagnosis and the first colour photographs, based on a single specimen collected in northern Brittany, France, also with a suction pump, but without its host. This is also the first record of the species on the European coast of the Atlantic Ocean. An annotated list and a key to the species of Salmoneus currently known from the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea are provided.  

scholarly journals Pots as alternative and sustainable fishing gears in the Mediterranean Sea: an overview

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Petetta ◽  
Massimo Virgili ◽  
Stefano Guicciardi ◽  
Alessandro Lucchetti
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
Octopus Vulgaris ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Fishing Gears ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Mediterranean

AbstractStock overexploitation, bycatch, discards and gear impacts on the environment are outstanding issues for Mediterranean fisheries. The adoption of alternative fishing gears is an appealing solution to ensure a more sustainable exploitation of resources. We discuss the pros and cons of pots as alternative gears by reviewing their main designs, spatial distribution and target species in the Mediterranean basin. We assessed the technical factors affecting the catch efficiency of the different pot designs for four target species: spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas; Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus; common octopus, Octopus vulgaris and pandalid shrimps, Plesionika spp. We found that pot volume is important to catch Octopus; mesh size to catch Nephrops and Plesionika; entrance surface to catch Octopus, Nephrops and Plesionika; pot shape/colour and entrance shape/position to catch Octopus and Plesionika; and bait type to catch Octopus and Nephrops. The literature review shows that pot fisheries have several considerable advantages over conventional gears, especially in terms of discards, bycatch, seabed impacts (particularly compared with bottom trawls and passive set nets), size and species selectivity, gear depredation, catch quality and gear cost, besides saving time and labour. Disadvantages hampering their wider diffusion include ghost fishing, a low catch of finfish species, the narrow range of species targeted by each pot design and the current early stage of research. These data make a clear case for using pots as alternative gears to traditional ones in the Mediterranean Sea in some areas and seasons to catch certain target species.

First record of Sphoeroides spengleri (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 1089-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Reina-Hervás ◽  
J.E. García Raso ◽  
M.E. Manjón-Cabeza
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Alboran Sea ◽  
Total Length ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Alborán Sea

The capture of a specimen of Sphoeroides spengleri (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae), 17 December 2000 and 29·7 mm total length, from the Málaga coast (Alborán Sea, western Mediterranean) represents the first record of a new alien species for Mediterranean waters.

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