DOCSLIB.ORG

Print This Article

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Print This Article Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 8, 2007 A critical review of records of alien marine species from the Maltese Islands and surrounding waters (Central Mediterranean) SCIBERRAS M. Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080 SCHEMBRI P.J. Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080 https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.162 Copyright © 2007 To cite this article: SCIBERRAS, M., & SCHEMBRI, P.J. (2007). A critical review of records of alien marine species from the Maltese Islands and surrounding waters (Central Mediterranean). Mediterranean Marine Science, 8(1), 41-66. doi:https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.162 http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 25/09/2021 11:19:06 | Review Article Mediterranean Marine Science Volume 8/1, 2007, 41-66 A critical review of records of alien marine species from the Maltese Islands and sur- rounding waters (Central Mediterranean) M. SCIBERRAS and P. J. SCHEMBRI Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta e- mail: [email protected] Abstract An updated list of alien marine species recorded from the Maltese Islands and surrounding waters, compiled from scientific and ‘grey’ literature and from authenticated unpublished reports to the authors, is presented. The listed species are classified in one of four categories as regards establishment status: established, casual, invasive and questionable. Doubtful records are listed as ‘?’. A total of 48 species, including nine dubious ones, are included in the list. Of the accepted records, 64% are established, of which 15.4% are invasive, 18% are casual and 18% are questionable. The most represented groups are molluscs (14 species), fish (13 species) and macrophytes (10 species). Six species are classified as inva- sive in Maltese waters: Lophocladia lallemandii, Womersleyella setacea, Caulerpa racemosa var. cylin- dracea, Percnon gibbesi, Fistularia commersonii and Sphoeroides pachygaster; impacts of some of these species on local ecosystems are discussed. Since the early 1900s, there has been an increasing trend in the number of alien marine species reported from the Maltese Islands. Transportation via shipping and in connection with aquaculture, as well as the range expansion of Lessepsian immigrants, appear to be the most common vectors for entry, accounting for 20%, 11% and 32% respectively of the alien species included in this review. The general warming trend of Mediterranean waters and increasing marine traf- fic may be facilitating the spread of warm-water Atlantic and Indo-Pacific species to the central Mediter- ranean, including the Maltese Islands. Keywords: Alien species; Invasive species; Malta; Biodiversity; Aquaculture; Lessepsian immigrants. Introduction 1996). The environmental impact of inva- sive marine species may be so severe that Invasion of native biotas by non- the introduction of aliens has been identi- indigenous species is a threat to the fied as one of the four greatest threats to integrity of biotic communities, the econ- the world’s oceans (IMO, 2000-2007). omy and even human health that is recog- Alien species may affect recipient ecosys- nized worldwide (VITOUSEK et al., tems through predation, direct and indi- Medit. Mar. Sci., 8/1, 2007, 41-66 41 http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 25/09/2021 11:19:06 | rect competition, contamination of the ber of non-indigenous species in the native gene pool by exotic genes (for Mediterranean Sea has been attributed to example, through hybridization), habitat such human activities as seafaring, com- modification, and through the introduc- merce, and tourism; to the occurrence of tion of new parasites and pathogens. numerous habitats susceptible to inva- Human communities may also be impact- sion, in particular those subject to anthro- ed in several ways. For example, in the pogenic disturbance such as lagoons, Mediterranean, the massive swarms of estuaries, and marinas; to aquaculture the voracious Indo-Pacific jellyfish, ventures; and to the opening of the Suez Rhopilema nomadica Galil that have Canal which has led to the introduction of appeared along the Levantine coast since hundreds of Lessepsian immigrants the mid-1980s, have adversely affected (CHU et al., 1997; COUTTS et al., 2003; tourism, fisheries and coastal installations OCCHIPINTI-AMBROGI & SAVINI, when large groups of the jellyfish draw 2003; GALIL, 2006; MINCHIN, 2007). close to the coast (GALIL & ZENETOS, Although temperature change scenarios 2002). On the contrary, Erythrean fish in Europe vary regionally, there is a clear (Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker), U. pori trend towards overall warming Ben-Tuvia & Golani, Dussumieria acuta (SCHROTER et al., 2005). Consequent- Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes) ly, present day sea warming favours the and penaeid prawns (Marsupenaeus occurrence and establishment of warm- japonicus (Bate), Metapenaeus monoceros water species, whether alien or native, in (Fabricius), M. stebbingi Nobili), consti- the Mediterranean Sea (BIANCHI, 2007; tute most of the catches along the Egypt- OCCHIPINTI-AMBROGI, 2007). The ian and Israeli coasts (GALIL & number of macroscopic marine species ZENETOS, 2002). inhabiting the Mediterranean is today estimated at about 12,000 Invasion by non-indigenous species (BOUDOURESQUE, 2004), of which may be a natural phenomenon whereby around 745 species are alien to the region an organism is dispersed into a region (ZENETOS et al., 2005). Immigration where it did not exist before by means of through the Suez Canal and transporta- natural mechanisms. Such invasions have tion by ships are the two vectors con- been termed ‘range expansions’ by MORI tributing largely to introductions into the & VACCHI (2002). The problem with Mediterranean (STREFTARIS et al., human-facilitated introductions is that, 2005). more often than not, these occur at rates The fate of immigrants is decidedly higher than the natural rate of range mixed. Those which survive the multitude expansion (MACK et al., 2000), often of physical stressors during the immigra- overcoming many natural barriers to dis- tion or transportation processes, and suc- persal, such as distance or currents ceed in reaching a suitable new environ- (SCHEMBRI & LAFRANCO, 1996; ment, may survive to reproduce and RUIZ et al., 1997). Consequently, existing become established, and some become equilibria between the native biota and invasive. The degree of success of the their physical and biological environ- introduced species depends on a multitude ments may be disrupted. The high num- of physical and biological factors, such as 42 Medit. Mar. Sci., 8/1, 2007, 41-66 http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 25/09/2021 11:19:06 | the availability of vacant, under- or un-uti- assess the reliability of the available infor- lized niches, escape from biotic constraints mation as a prelude to future studies. (competitors, predators, parasites and dis- eases), low resident-community species Methods richness, disturbance before or upon immigration to the recipient environment, Records of alien species from the Mal- as well as the physico-chemical require- tese Islands and their surrounding waters, ments of the invader and its community taken to be the sea area within the 25 NM interactions (RUIZ et al., 1997; MACK et Fisheries Management Zone established al., 2000; TORCHIN et al., 2001). by the European Union (CAMILLERI, Because of their location on or close to 2003), were searched for in scientific, grey, the biogeographic boundary between the and popular literature. Unpublished western and eastern Mediterranean bio- reports to the authors by other workers, regions (BIANCHI, 2007), the Maltese fishers, sea users and others were also Islands are an important station for moni- included if these records were supported toring the entry and spread of alien marine by physical evidence such as specimens or species in this sea. With increasing marine photographs. The reliability of each record traffic, both commercial and tourist (cruise was assessed, and where possible, the liners, yachting), the Maltese Islands face establishment status of the species in the the ever increasing threat of alien species Maltese area was determined, using the arriving in ballast water or on ship hulls. terminology that follows. Due to their position, the Maltese Islands may act as a stepping stone for already Indigenous: A species which occurs established alien species to expand their naturally in a particular place – in the pres- range from west to east or vice versa. ent case, the Maltese Islands and sur- Moreover, the Maltese Islands are at the rounding waters as defined here; (synony- meeting point of Atlantic-derived aliens mous term: native, autochthonous). with those originating from the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific, providing an interesting Alien: Species or infraspecific taxon, opportunity to study the interactions of inclusive of parts, gametes or propagules, alien species of different biogeographic that may survive and subsequently repro- affinities. duce and spread outside of its historically However, records of alien marine known range (geographical area occupied species from the Maltese Islands are naturally) and beyond its natural dispersal sparse and scattered; the most recent potential (due to minor climatic oscilla- review, that by SCHEMBRI & tions) as a result of deliberate or acciden- LANFRANCO (1996), is now outdated. tal introduction by humans; (synonymous The aim of the present work is to present terms: non-native, non-indigenous,
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Material and Methods
    Délivré par UNIVERSITE DE PERPIGNAN VIA DOMITIA Préparée au sein de l’école doctorale Energie et Environnement Et de l’unité de recherche CEntre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens (CEFREM) UMR 5110 CNRS UPVD Spécialité : Océanologie Présentée par Myriam LTEIF BIOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF CARTILAGINOUS FISH SPECIES ALONG THE LEBANESE COAST, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Soutenue le 22 Septembre 2015 devant le jury composé de Eric CLUA, HDR, Délégué Régional à la Recherche et à la Rapporteur Technologie (DRRT), Polynésie Française Ghassan EL ZEIN, Professeur, Université Libanaise Rapporteur Bernard SERET, Chercheur, IRD Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Examinateur Philippe LENFANT, Professeur, HDR, UPVD Examinateur Gaby KHALAF, Professeur, CNRS Libanais Directeur Marion VERDOIT-JARRAYA, Maître de conférences, UPVD Co-directrice To my parents, Imane and Issam To my sister, Stephanie To the love of my life, Salim You all mean the world to me… In loving memory of Hanna Kattoura Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost Acknowledgements I would like to offer my deepest gratitude to Dr. Eric Clua and Professor Ghassan El Zein who judged this work, Dr. Bernard Seret, Dr. Philippe Lenfant for their presence in the jury. They all gave me the honor and pleasure of being present during my thesis defense and their remarks were very beneficial to me. I am indebted to Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), especially the directors of the Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens (CEFREM), Serge Heussner and Wolfgang Ludwig for welcoming me during my thesis.
    [Show full text]
  • Marine Fishes from Galicia (NW Spain): an Updated Checklist
    1 2 Marine fishes from Galicia (NW Spain): an updated checklist 3 4 5 RAFAEL BAÑON1, DAVID VILLEGAS-RÍOS2, ALBERTO SERRANO3, 6 GONZALO MUCIENTES2,4 & JUAN CARLOS ARRONTE3 7 8 9 10 1 Servizo de Planificación, Dirección Xeral de Recursos Mariños, Consellería de Pesca 11 e Asuntos Marítimos, Rúa do Valiño 63-65, 15703 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. E- 12 mail: [email protected] 13 2 CSIC. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas. Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo 14 (Pontevedra), Spain. E-mail: [email protected] (D. V-R); [email protected] 15 (G.M.). 16 3 Instituto Español de Oceanografía, C.O. de Santander, Santander, Spain. E-mail: 17 [email protected] (A.S); [email protected] (J.-C. A). 18 4Centro Tecnológico del Mar, CETMAR. Eduardo Cabello s.n., 36208. Vigo 19 (Pontevedra), Spain. 20 21 Abstract 22 23 An annotated checklist of the marine fishes from Galician waters is presented. The list 24 is based on historical literature records and new revisions. The ichthyofauna list is 25 composed by 397 species very diversified in 2 superclass, 3 class, 35 orders, 139 1 1 families and 288 genus. The order Perciformes is the most diverse one with 37 families, 2 91 genus and 135 species. Gobiidae (19 species) and Sparidae (19 species) are the 3 richest families. Biogeographically, the Lusitanian group includes 203 species (51.1%), 4 followed by 149 species of the Atlantic (37.5%), then 28 of the Boreal (7.1%), and 17 5 of the African (4.3%) groups. We have recognized 41 new records, and 3 other records 6 have been identified as doubtful.
    [Show full text]
  • Alien Species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010
    Mediterranean Marine Science Review Article Indexed in WoS (Web of Science, ISI Thomson) The journal is available on line at http://www.medit-mar-sc.net Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution A. ZENETOS 1, S. GOFAS 2, M. VERLAQUE 3, M.E. INAR 4, J.E. GARCI’A RASO 5, C.N. BIANCHI 6, C. MORRI 6, E. AZZURRO 7, M. BILECENOGLU 8, C. FROGLIA 9, I. SIOKOU 10 , D. VIOLANTI 11 , A. SFRISO 12 , G. SAN MART N 13 , A. GIANGRANDE 14 , T. KATA AN 4, E. BALLESTEROS 15 , A. RAMOS-ESPLA ’16 , F. MASTROTOTARO 17 , O. OCA A 18 , A. ZINGONE 19 , M.C. GAMBI 19 and N. STREFTARIS 10 1 Institute of Marine Biological Resources, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, P.O. Box 712, 19013 Anavissos, Hellas 2 Departamento de Biologia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Ma ’laga, E-29071 Ma ’laga, Spain 3 UMR 6540, DIMAR, COM, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, France 4 Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey 5 Departamento de Biologia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Ma ’laga, E-29071 Ma ’laga, Spain 6 DipTeRis (Dipartimento per lo studio del Territorio e della sue Risorse), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy 7 Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) Passeig Mar tim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain 8 Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biology, 09010 Aydin, Turkey 9 c\o CNR-ISMAR, Sede Ancona, Largo Fiera della Pesca, 60125 Ancona, Italy 10 Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, P.O.
    [Show full text]
  • Field Identification Guide to the Living Marine Resources of the Eastern
    Abdallah, M. 2002. Length-weight relationship of fishes caught by trawl off Alexandria, Egypt. Naga ICLARM Q. 25(1):19–20. Abdul Malak, D., Livingstone, S., Pollard, D., Polidoro, B., Cuttelod, A., Bariche, M., Bilecenoglu, M., Carpenter, K., Collette, B., Francour, P., Goren, M., Kara, M., Massutí, E., Papaconstantinou, C. & Tunesi L. 2011. Overview of the Conservation Status of the Marine Fishes of the Mediterranean Sea. Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain: IUCN, vii + 61 pp. (also available at http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL-262-001.pdf). Abecasis, D., Bentes, L., Ribeiro, J., Machado, D., Oliveira, F., Veiga, P., Gonçalves, J.M.S & Erzini, K. 2008. First record of the Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (south Portugal). Mar. Biodiv. Rec., 1: e27. DOI: 10.1017/5175526720600248x. Abella, A.J., Arneri, E., Belcari, P., Camilleri, M., Fiorentino, F., Jukic-Peladic, S., Kallianiotis, A., Lembo, G., Papacostantinou, C., Piccinetti, C., Relini, G. & Spedicato, M.T. 2002. Mediterranean stock assessment: current status, problems and perspective: Sub-Committee on Stock Assessment, Barcelona. 18 pp. Abellan, E. & Basurco, B. 1999. Finfish species diversification in the context of Mediterranean marine fish farming development. Marine finfish species diversification: current situation and prospects in Mediterranean aquaculture. CIHEAM/FAO, 9–27. CIHEAM/FAO, Zaragoza. ACCOBAMS, May 2009 www.accobams.org Agostini, V.N. & Bakun, A. 2002. “Ocean triads” in the Mediterranean Sea: physical mechanisms potentially structuring reproductive habitat suitability (with example application to European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus), Fish. Oceanogr., 3: 129–142. Akin, S., Buhan, E., Winemiller, K.O. & Yilmaz, H. 2005. Fish assemblage structure of Koycegiz Lagoon-Estuary, Turkey: spatial and temporal distribution patterns in relation to environmental variation.
    [Show full text]
  • Ices Wgitmo Report 2013
    ICES WGITMO REPORT 2013 ICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE ICES CM 2013/ACOM:30 Report of the ICES Working Group on Introduc- tion and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO) 20 - 22 March 2013 Montreal, Canada International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Conseil International pour l’Exploration de la Mer H. C. Andersens Boulevard 44–46 DK-1553 Copenhagen V Denmark Telephone (+45) 33 38 67 00 Telefax (+45) 33 93 42 15 www.ices.dk [email protected] Recommended format for purposes of citation: ICES. 2013. Report of the ICES Working Group on Introduction and Transfers of Ma- rine Organisms (WGITMO), 20 - 22 March 2013, Montreal, Canada. ICES CM 2013/ACOM:30. 149 pp. For permission to reproduce material from this publication, please apply to the Gen- eral Secretary. The document is a report of an Expert Group under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and does not necessarily represent the views of the Council. © 2013 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES WGITMO REPORT 2013 i Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................ 1 1 Opening of the meeting ................................................................................................ 2 2 Adoption of the agenda ................................................................................................ 2 3 WGITMO Terms of Reference .................................................................................... 2 4 Progress in relation
    [Show full text]
  • View/Download
    ANGUILLIFORMES (part 2) · 1 The ETYFish Project © Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara COMMENTS: v. 27.0 - 12 April 2021 Order ANGUILLIFORMES (part 2 of 3) Family OPHICHTHIDAE Snake Eels and Worm Eels 66 genera/subgenera · 355 species Subfamily Ophichthinae Snake Eels Allips McCosker 1972 allos, another; ips, worm, i.e., a worm-shaped eel in addition to Evips, described in the same paper Allips concolor McCosker 1972 colored uniformly, referring to uniform brown color in isopropanol Aplatophis Böhlke 1956 aplatos, terrible or unapproachable, referring to fearsome appearance of large mouth and “extremely highly developed” dentition; ophis, snake, conventional termination for generic names of snake eels, referring to snake-like shape Aplatophis chauliodus Böhlke 1956 chaulios, referring to deep-sea genus Chauliodus (Stomiidae); odon, tooth, referring to prominent, tusky teeth that both genera feature Aplatophis zorro McCosker & Robertson 2001 “for the remarkable coloration of the pore pattern along the face, reminiscent of the slash mark of the swordsman Zorro” Aprognathodon Böhlke 1967 a-, without; pro-, in front of; gnathos, jaw; odon, tooth, referring to lack of anterior teeth in upper jaw Aprognathodon platyventris Böhlke 1967 platys, flat; ventralis, of the belly, referring to flattened pre-anal region Apterichtus Duméril 1806 a-, without, pteron, fin, referring to absence of fins; ichtus, variant spelling of ichthys, fish Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters 1877) Anguis, slow worm genus; formis, shape, referring to elongate, worm-like
    [Show full text]
  • Suculentophichthus Nasus, a New Genus and New Species of Snake Eel from the Northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea(Teleostei: Ophichth
    Suculentophichthus nasus, a new genus and new species of snake eel from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Teleostei: Ophichthidae) RONALD FRICKE Im Ramstal 76, 97922 Lauda-Königshofen, Germany Email: [email protected] Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany (temporarily out of office) DANIEL GOLANI National Natural History Collections and Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel BRENDA APPELBAUM-GOLANI Mt. Scopus Library, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel ZooBank: http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2572CA21-445F-4ABE-BE65-1A9BBBE50776 Abstract A new genus and species of snake eel, Suculentophichthus nasus, is described on the basis of a single specimen collected with a beach seine in 0.5–1 m depth at the northern beach of Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. The new genus is characterized within the subfamily Ophichthinae by the tail which is much longer than the head and trunk; median fins low; origin of dorsal fin well in advance of pectoral-fin base; lower part of pectoral-fin base arising opposite upper one-fourth of gill opening, and occupying the upper one third of gill opening; gill openings sublateral, elongate, nearly vertical and crescentic, shorter than isthmus; eye moderately developed, its center above posterior third of upper jaw, its posterior margin well in advance of rictus; jaws moderately developed, lower jaw fits into upper jaw; snout conical, tapering evenly, its tip rounded; underside of snout with a median sulcus exposing the teeth in advance of the anterior nostril bases; anterior nostrils within short tubes; a large, succulent-leaf shaped flap behind anterior nostril; posterior nostril a hole above upper lip; teeth conical, erect, numerous, and small, anteriorly biserial and posteriorly uniserial on maxillary and biserial on mandible; a series of 6 vomerine teeth; and two preopercular pores.
    [Show full text]
  • Recorded from the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean) J
    Review Article Mediterranean Marine Science Indexed in WoS (Web of Science, ISI Thomson) and SCOPUS The journal is available on line at http://www.medit-mar-sc.net DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.1064 Updated review of marine alien species and other ‘newcomers’ recorded from the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean) J. EVANS, J. BARBARA and P.J. SCHEMBRI Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta Corresponding author: [email protected] Handling Editor: Argyro Zenetos Received: 17 September 2014; Accepted: 19 January 2015; Published on line: 4 March 2015 Abstract An updated review of marine alien species and other ‘newcomers’ recorded from the Maltese Islands is presented on account of new records and amendments to a previous review in 2007. Species were classified according to their establishment status (‘Questionable’, ‘Casual’, ‘Established’, ‘Invasive’) and origin (‘Alien’, ‘Range expansion’, ‘Cryptogenic’). A total of 31 spe- cies were added to the inventory, while 6 species have been removed, bringing the total number of species to 73. Of these, 66 are considered to be aliens (or putative aliens but with uncertain origin) with the remaining 7 resulting from range expansion. Six records are considered to be questionable and hence unverified. For verified records, the dominant taxonomic groups are Mollusca (represented by 21 species) and Actinopterygii (15 species), followed by Crustacea (8 species) and Rhodophyta (7 species). Eight of these species (aliens: Caulerpa cylindracea, Lophocladia lallemandi, Womersleyella setacea, Brachidontes pharaonis, Percnon gibbesi, Fistularia commersonii, Siganus luridus; range extender: Sphoeroides pachygaster) are considered to be invasive. The introduction pathway for 30 species is unknown.
    [Show full text]
  • Review Article
    NESciences, 2018, 3(3): 333-358 doi: 10.28978/nesciences.468995 - REVIEW ARTICLE - A Checklist of the Non-indigenous Fishes in Turkish Marine Waters Cemal Turan1*, Mevlüt Gürlek1, Nuri Başusta2, Ali Uyan1, Servet A. Doğdu1, Serpil Karan1 1Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, Marine Science Department, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Iskenderun Technical University, 31220 Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey 2Fisheries Faculty, Firat University, 23119 Elazig, Turkey Abstract A checklist of non-indigenous marine fishes including bony, cartilaginous and jawless distributed along the Turkish Marine Waters was for the first time generated in the present study. The number of records of non-indigenous fish species found in Turkish marine waters were 101 of which 89 bony, 11 cartilaginous and 1 jawless. In terms of occurrence of non-indigenous fish species in the surrounding Turkish marine waters, the Mediterranean coast has the highest diversity (92 species), followed by the Aegean Sea (50 species), the Marmara Sea (11 species) and the Black Sea (2 species). The Indo-Pacific origin of the non-indigenous fish species is represented with 73 species while the Atlantic origin of the non-indigenous species is represented with 22 species. Only first occurrence of a species in the Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea Coasts of Turkey is given with its literature in the list. Keywords: Checklist, non-indigenous fishes, Turkish Marien Waters Article history: Received 14 August 2018, Accepted 08 October 2018, Available online 10 October 2018 Introduction Fishes are the most primitive members of the subphylum Craniata, constituting more than half of the living vertebrate species. There is a relatively rich biota in the Mediterranean Sea although it covers less than 1% of the global ocean surface.
    [Show full text]
  • Contribution À La Connaissance Des Poissons Anguilliformes De
    Bulletin de 1'1. F. A. N. T. XXXIV, s6r. A, no 1, 1972. Contribution à la connaissance des Poissons Ang uillifornies de la côte occidentale d'Afrique 12e note : les genres Pisodonophis, Ophichthus, Brachysomophis *-' et Ophisurus (Fam. des Ophichthidae). par J. BLACHE et L. SALDANHA'?). ABSTRACT. In the eastern Atlantic, Ophichthid fishes with the dorsal fin beginning on or behind the gill openings and with a present and well developed pectoral fin, are belonging to six genera, with one or two species for each of them. In a precedent note (the Ilth), are described the genera Mystriophis with two species, and Echiopsis with one species. In this note are fully described and figured : 1) Pisodonophis semicinctus (RICH.,1848), very common, restricted to the mediterranean and eastern atlantic coasts of Africa. 2) Ophidithus ophis (L., 1758), not common, present on the both sides of the Atlantic ; the status of Ophichtlius rufus (RAF.,1810) signaled by various authors in the area and of Ophichthus dromicus GTHR.,1870 is discussed. 3) Bruchysomophis aflanticus, sp. nov., indopacific genus signaled here for the first time in the Atlantic, very rare. 4) Ophisurus serpens (L., 1758), rather common, present in the Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic, Pacific ; curiously absent from Indian and western Atlantic oceans. A key is given for the six genera and seven species. c Dans une note précédente (la Ile), nous avons analysé les genres Mystriophis et Echiopsis, représentés dans l'Atlantique tropical oriental par trois espèces,. Les genres étudiés ci-dessous, (1) Les illustrations de cette note sont dues au talent de M.
    [Show full text]
  • Tapping Into Hard-To-Get Information: the Contribution of Citizen Science
    BioInvasions Records (2021) Volume 10, Issue 2: 257–269 CORRECTED PROOF Research Article Tapping into hard-to-get information: the contribution of citizen science campaigns for updating knowledge on range-expanding, introduced and rare native marine species in the Malta-Sicily Channel Alan Deidun1,*, Gianni Insacco2, Johann Galdies1, Paolo Balistreri3 and Bruno Zava4 1Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Msida, Malta MSD 2080 2Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, via degli Studi 9, 97013 Comiso (RG), Italy 3Vicolo Giotto 6, 91023 Favignana (Trapani), Italy 4Wilderness studi ambientali, via Cruillas 27, 90146 Palermo, Italy Author e-mails: [email protected] (AD), [email protected] (GI), [email protected] (JG), [email protected] (BZ) *Corresponding author Citation: Deidun A, Insacco G, Galdies J, Balistreri P, Zava B (2021) Tapping into Abstract hard-to-get information: the contribution of citizen science campaigns for updating Considerable research effort has recently been invested into the reporting of Non- knowledge on range-expanding, introduced Indigenous Species (NIS) within the Mediterranean Sea, with species’ first records and rare native marine species in the from the Basin holding most prestige within the biological community. This Malta-Sicily Channel. BioInvasions invariably leads to a discard of secondary, unpublished records, which represent a Records 10(2): 257–269, https://doi.org/10. 3391/bir.2021.10.2.03 vast repository of information. This study documents a total of 49 unpublished records (represented by 89 individuals) of nine Atlantic range-expanding and Received: 22 August 2020 introduced species, as well as rarely-reported native and cryptogenic species, within Accepted: 9 February 2021 the Malta-Sicily Channel, gleaned through citizen science efforts conducted on the Published: 31 March 2021 islands of Malta and Sicily.
    [Show full text]
  • Pilot Project on Collecting Biological Trait Information - Integrating Trait Information for Marine Introduced and Invasive Species Into Worms –Phase 2
    EMODNet Biology data grant: pilot project on collecting biological trait information - Integrating trait information for marine introduced and invasive species into WoRMS –Phase 2 Shyama Pagad University of Auckland/ IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group February 2014 Contents List of Tables .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Context ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Project Description ................................................................................................................................. 5 Summary of results ................................................................................................................................ 7 References ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Documentation of information and issues .......................................................................................... 7 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 8 Annexure 1 .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Text for introduced and invasive marine species portal ......................................................................
    [Show full text]