Turkish Journal of Zoology
Abstract
The reticulated leatherjacket Stephanolepis diaspros and the Por’s goatfish Upeneus pori occur as lessepsian migrants in the eastern and central Mediterranean Sea. This article reports about the findings of one reticulated leatherjacket and two Por’s goatfishes in the Gulf of Castellammare, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, which suggest a possible westbound expansion of the Mediterranean distribution for the latter species. The specimens were three adults collected by professional fishermen on inshore sandy bottoms with a trammel net. The main meristic characters of both species, the identification issues in S. diaspros and the potential impact of U. pori on the native biota and on artisanal fisheries are briefly discussed.
Author ORCID Identifier
CARLO PIPITONE: 0000-0002-7632-1228
FABIO BADALAMENTI: 0000-0002-2395-454X
GIOVANNI ["D'ANNA"]: 0000-0002-8644-8222
GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO: 0009-0007-3293-9978
ARTURO ZENONE: 0000-0001-5540-7148
DOI
10.55730/1300-0179.3203
Keywords
alien fishes, fisheries, Mediterranean, Nonindigenous species, Osteichthyes, range expansion
First Page
657
Last Page
663
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
PIPITONE, C, BADALAMENTI, F, D'ANNA, G, DI STEFANO, G, & ZENONE, A (2024). On the occurrence of two lessepsian fishes in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea: filefish Stephanolepis diaspros and goatfish Upeneus pori. Turkish Journal of Zoology 48 (7): 657-663. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3203
