scholarly journals First Record of Two Parasitic Helminths from Cobia Rachycentron canadum (L.) (Carangiformes, Rachycentridae) from Iraqi Marine Waters

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-146
Author(s):  
Jawad A. Mizher ◽  
Atheer H. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Alimentary Canal ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
First Record ◽  
Adequate Description ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
Rachycentron Canadum ◽  
Parasitic Helminths ◽  
First Time

A total of 14 specimens of Cobia Rachycentron canadum (L.) were caught from Iraqi marine waters during the period from October 2019 till May 2020. Two parasitic helminths (One species each of nematode and acanthocephalan) were isolated from alimentary canal of the cobia. These are the adults of Iheringascaris inquies (Linton, 1901) Deardorff & Overstreet, 1980 and Serrasentis sagittifer Linton, 1889. The record of these worms, from this fish, is considered as the first record in Iraq. Adequate description of both I. inquies and adult S. sagittifer from cobia for the first time in the Arabian Gulf is given.

scholarly journals First record of the rare crab Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) in the North Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-358
Author(s):  
Marco Faasse ◽  
Hendrik Gheerardyn ◽  
Rob Witbaard ◽  
Joël Cuperus
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
The West ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Northward Expansion ◽  
First Time

Abstract Several species new to the area were collected while monitoring Dutch marine waters using a dredge. The varunid crab Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933 was recorded for the first time in the North Sea. Until 2008, this relatively rare crab was known from the west coast of Africa and the western Mediterranean to northern Brittany in the north. In recent years, its distribution range has expanded, as indicated by records from the Bay of the Seine and the area around Dieppe-Le Tréport. Our finding from Brown Bank (southern North Sea) indicates a further, northward expansion of its distribution range. We list the hosts with which the crab is associated. Earlier arguments for climate change as an explanation for the northward range expansion are supported.

scholarly journals First Record of the Lessepsian Migrant Smith's Cardinalfish Jaydia smithi Kotthaus, 1970 (Pisces: Apogonidae) from Syrian Marine Waters

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
Firas A. Al-Shawy ◽  
Murhaf M. Lahlah ◽  
Chirine S. Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Ballast Water ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
Environment Changes ◽  
Lessepsian Species ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

Five individuals of Smith's cardinalfish Jaydia smithi were collected from Ibn-Hani area, Lattakia, Syria on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Their morphometric and meristic characteristics are reported. There are several factors which assisted this specimen to reach this area of the Mediterranean; some of these factors might be the marine environment changes and the ballast water. This study reports that Smith's cardinalfish Jaydia smithi, a member of Lessepsian species was found in Syrian marine waters for the first time.

scholarly journals First record of Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) (Octopodidae) in the Iraqi coastal waters, NW Arabian Gulf

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1048-1051
Author(s):  
Anwar M.J. Al-Maliky ◽  
Khaled Kh. Al-Khafaji ◽  
Tariq H. Al-Maliky
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
The Other ◽  
Octopus Vulgaris ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

The present study identifies one species of the genus Octopus in the order: Octopoda (Cephalopoda: Mollusca), recorded forthe first time in the Iraqi coastal waters and Arabian-Persian Gulf. The study extended from January 2019 to December of thesame year. The Octopus specimens were seasonally obtained from the fishing trawlers operating in the Iraqi coastal waters inthe South of Al- Fao District, Basrah- Iraq, NW Arabian Gulf. The Octopus was identified as O. vulgaris in Iraqi coastal watersdepending on morphological features. The habitats of living specimens are briefly described. Some observations were reported on the occurrence of this species and the measurement of some environmental factors. The species was identified up to spe-cies level using standard literature. This species looks similar morphologically to the species which is already identified from the other areas around the world. The present study records significant expansion in the distribution range of this species.

First record of the heart urchin Metalia persica (Mortensen, 1940) (Spatangoida: Brissidae) from the Chennai coast, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4624 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-300
Author(s):  
CHAMUNDEESWARI KANAGARAJ ◽  
RICH MOOI ◽  
DEEPAK SAMUEL VIJAY KUMAR ◽  
HRISHIKESH PREMACHANDRAN ◽  
ABHILASH KOTTARATHIL RAJENDRAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bay Of Bengal ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
First Record ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
The Family ◽  
Indian Waters ◽  
By Catch ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
First Time

The irregular urchin, Metalia persica (Mortensen, 1940), a heart urchin of the family Brissidae, is reported for the first time from the southeastern coast of India. A single specimen was collected from fishing by-catch at Chinna Neelankarai (12º 56’ 29.7” N, 80º 15’ 36.6” E),  Chennai on April 5, 2018. Metalia persica was previously recorded only from the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf). This study records Metalia persica for the first time from Indian waters, in the Bay of Bengal, and elucidates features of the anal fasciole. 

A new species and two new records of symbiotic infaunal alpheid shrimps from the genera Leptalpheus Williams, 1965 and Fenneralpheus Felder & Manning, 1986 (Decapoda: Caridea) from Venezuela

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5061 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
JONATHAN VERA CARIPE ◽  
LUISANA PEREDA ◽  
ARTHUR ANKER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Santa Fe ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
Informal Group ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Alpheid Shrimp

Leptalpheus lirai sp. nov., a new species of symbiotically living, infaunal alpheid shrimp, is described based on a single specimen from the Gulf of Santa Fe, Sucre, Venezuela. The new species belongs to an informal group of nine species within the genus Leptalpheus Williams, 1965, which is characterised by the presence of well-developed adhesive disks on the major chela. In addition, Leptalpheus axianassae Dworschak & Coelho, 1999 and Fenneralpheus chacei Felder & Manning, 1986 are recorded for the first time from Venezuela (Anzoátegui and Sucre, respectively), the latter also representing the first record of the genus Fenneralpheus Felder & Manning, 1986 for the country. These records bring to 11 the number of alpheid genera, and to four the number of species of Leptalpheus, known in Venezuelan marine waters.  

scholarly journals First record of Neobenedenia melleni (Monogenea: Capsalidae) in sea-farmed cobia (Rachycentron canadum) in Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Ehlers Kerber ◽  
Eduardo Gomes Sanches ◽  
Mauricio Santiago ◽  
José Luis Luque
Keyword(s):  
Parasite Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Marine Teleost ◽  
Rachycentron Canadum ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

Neobenedenia melleni (MacCallum, 1927) (Monogenea) is a widespread pathogen in marine teleost cultures all over the world. The present paper reports this parasite species in farmed cobia (Rachycentron canadum) in Brazil, for the first time. Some comments on preventive actions for avoiding the disease are made.

scholarly journals Occurrence of Carangid FIsh Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801) from the Iraqi Marine Waters, Arabian Gulf

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Razak M. Mohamed ◽  
Abbas J. Al-Faisal ◽  
Talib A. Jaayid
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Dna Fingerprint ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Floor Of Mouth ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
First Time ◽  
Dna Pcr

The white tongue jack, Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801) was recorded for the first time in the Iraqi marine waters, northwest Arabian Gulf. The samples were collected during the period from January 2014 to June 2015. U. helvola differed from other carangid fish species by tongue, roof and floor of mouth are white to yellowish and other parts are dark, and the anal fin spines embedded. Gill rakers ranged from four to five on upper limb and 12 to 13 on lower limb of first gill arch. The DNA fingerprint was identified of U. helvola by using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (PCR-RAPD) with six primers: P1 (212), P2 (239), P3 (244), P4 (250), P5 (265), and P6 (347). The number of bands generated by primers was 51 and the size of bands ranged from 110 to 1440 bp.

scholarly journals Occurrence of the Blue Button Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Iskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Coast of Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
Mevlüt Gürlek ◽  
Cemal Turan ◽  
Ahmet Gökçen ◽  
Serpil Karan ◽  
Servet A. Doğdu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
The Third ◽  
Iskenderun Bay ◽  
First Time ◽  
Northwestern Mediterranean

The blue button Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) was observed for the first time in July 2018 in the Iskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. This is the third record of this species for Turkish marine waters, while it is the first record for Iskenderun bay. The presence of P. porpita in the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey shows its extension from northwestern Mediterranean coast (Antalya Bay) of Turkey.

First record of the superfamily Proctotrupoidea from French Polynesia (Hymenoptera)

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-406
Author(s):  
Thibault Ramage
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
First Time

A Helorid wasp, Helorus ruficornis Förster, 1856, is reported for the first time on Tahiti (Society Islands), which is also the first record of both Proctotrupoidea and family Heloridae in French Polynesia. The potential hosts of Helorus ruficornis in French Polynesia are discussed.

FIRST RECORD OF MANTIDS (MANTODEA: INSECTA) FROM INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SHVETA PATEL ◽  
RAJENDRA SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
First Record ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Extensive Survey ◽  
First Time

Extensive survey of mantids in the northeastern Uttar Pradesh was conducted. Two mantid species were recorded for the first time from the target area, viz.: Pyrgomantis pallida, 1917 and Bactromantis mexicana.

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