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New alien Mediterranean biodiversity records 2020
Bariche, M.; Al-Mabruk, S.A.A.; Ates, M.A.; Büyük, A.; Crocetta, F.; Dritsas, M.; Edde, D.; Fortic, A.; Gavriil, E.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Gokoglu, M.; Huseyinoglu, F.M.; Karachle, P.K.; Kleitou, P.; Terbiyik Kurt, T.; Langeneck, J.; Lardicci, C.; Lipej, L.; Pavloudi, C.; Pinna, M.; Rizgalla, J.; Rüstü Özen, M.; Sedano, F.; Taskin, E.; Yildiz, G.; Zangaro, F. (2020). New alien Mediterranean biodiversity records 2020. Mediterr. Mar. Sci. 21(1): 129. https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.21987
In: Mediterranean Marine Science. National Centre for Marine Research: Athina. ISSN 1108-393X; e-ISSN 1791-6763
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Keywords
    Scientific Publication
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Bariche, M.
  • Al-Mabruk, S.A.A.
  • Ates, M.A.
  • Büyük, A.
  • Crocetta, F.
  • Dritsas, M.
  • Edde, D.
  • Fortic, A.
  • Gavriil, E.
  • Gerovasileiou, V.
  • Gokoglu, M.
  • Huseyinoglu, F.M.
  • Karachle, P.K.
  • Kleitou, P.
  • Terbiyik Kurt, T.
  • Langeneck, J.
  • Lardicci, C.
  • Lipej, L.
  • Pavloudi, C.
  • Pinna, M.
  • Rizgalla, J.
  • Rüstü Özen, M.
  • Sedano, F.
  • Taskin, E.
  • Yildiz, G.
  • Zangaro, F.

Abstract
    The current article presents 18 new records from seven Mediterranean countries. These records include one rhodophyte, four nudibranchs, two crustaceans, one stingray and 10 bony fishes. They are grouped by country as follows: Lebanon - first record of the Striped bass Morone saxatilis, the stingray Himantura leopard, the Areolate grouper Epinephelus areolatus and the Spot-fin porcupinefish Diodon hystrix from various parts of the country; Turkey - first record of the invasive red alga Grateloupia turuturu from the sea of Marmara (region of Bandırma), the sea slug Goniobranchus obsoletus and the crab Arcania brevifrons from the Gulf of Antalya and the cladoceran Pleopis schmackeri from several locations along the Aegean Sea; Cyprus - first record of the alien sea slug Berthellina citrina from the region of Cape Greco and an observation of a butterflyfish Heniochus sp. from the northeastern side of the island; Greece - first record of the alien sea slug Anteaeolidiella lurana from the region of Heraklion in Crete and the record of the Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber and the Black surgeonfish Acanthurus cfr gahhm from Salamina Island; Slovenia - first record of the alien sea slug Thecacera pennigera from Izola; Italy - first record of the hybrid Striped bass (Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops) from the northern Tyrrhenian Sea and a first record of the goldfish Carassius auratus from the region of Apulia; Libya - first record of the Red Sea goatfish Parupeneus forsskali and the African surgeonfish Acanthurus monroviae, respectively from the eastern (Al-Tamimi area) and the western shore (Al-Khums area).

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