First record of the Por’s goatfish Upeneus pori (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Mullidae) from Italian waters (western Ionian Sea)

During May 2017, two specimens of the Lessepsian fish species, Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia et Golani, 1989, were recorded for the first time from the waters off eastern Sicily, Italy, along the western Ionian Sea. The species apparently expanded its distribution within the central Mediterranean, from the...

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Published in:Acta ichthyologica et piscatoria 2018-01, Vol.48 (1), p.93-97
Main Authors: DEIDUN, ALAN, Zava, Bruno, Insacco, Gianni, Foka, Mariolina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Coasts
Fish
Fisheries
Fishing
Marine fishes
Mullus barbatus
New records
Siganus luridus
Siganus rivulatus
Species
Upeneus pori
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Summary:During May 2017, two specimens of the Lessepsian fish species, Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia et Golani, 1989, were recorded for the first time from the waters off eastern Sicily, Italy, along the western Ionian Sea. The species apparently expanded its distribution within the central Mediterranean, from the already colonized Tunisian waters. This new finding increases to nine the number of Lessepsian fish species reported from southern Italian waters to date.
ISSN:0137-1592
1734-1515
DOI:10.3750/AIEP/02269