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From the Tunisian Coast Japanica (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae) from the (Central Mediterranean) ANNALES Anali za istrske in mediteranske študije 4 Annali di Studi istriani e mediterranei 1 Annals for Istrian and Mediterranean Studies Series Historia Naturalis, 25, 2015, 2 Series Historia Naturalis, 25, 2015, 2 25, 2015, Naturalis, Series Historia 5 2 ISSN 1408-533X Cena: 11,00 EUR UDK 5 Annales, Ser. hist. nat., 25, 2015, 2, pp. 103-200, Koper 2015 ISSN 1408-533X 6 3 UDK 5 I SSN 1408-533X Anali za istrske in mediteranske študije Annali di Studi istriani e mediterranei Annals for Istrian and Mediterranean Studies Series historia naturalis, 25, 2015, 2 KOPER 2015 ANNALES · Ser. hist. nat. · 25 · 2015 · 2 Anali za istrske in mediteranske študije - Annali di Studi istriani e mediterranei - Annals for Istrian and Mediterranean Studies ISSN 1408-533X UDK 5 Letnik 25, leto 2015, številka 2 UREDNIŠKI ODBOR/ Dunja Bandelj Mavsar, Nicola Bettoso (IT), Christian Capapé (F), COMITATO DI REDAZIONE/ Darko Darovec, Dušan Devetak, Jakov Dulčić (HR), Serena Fonda BOARD OF EDITORS: Umani (IT), Andrej Gogala, Daniel Golani (IL), Mitja Kaligarič, Gregor Kovačič, Marcelo Kovačič (HR), Andrej Kranjc, Lovrenc Lipej, Alenka Malej, Patricija Mozetič, Martina Orlando - Bonaca, Michael Stachowitsch (A), Tom Turk, Elena Varljen Bužan Glavni urednik/Redattore capo/ Darko Darovec Editor in chief: Odgovorni urednik naravoslovja/ Lovrenc Lipej Redattore responsabile per le scienze naturali/Natural Science Editor: Urednica/Redattrice/Editor: Patricija Mozetič Lektor/Supervisione/Language editor: Polona Šergon (sl.), Petra Berlot (angl.) 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ANNALES · Ser. hist. nat. · 25 · 2015 · 2 Anali za istrske in mediteranske študije - Annali di Studi istriani e mediterranei - Annals for Istrian and Mediterranean Studies UDK 5 Letnik 25, Koper 2015, številka 2 ISSN 1408-533X VSEBINA / INDICE GENERALE / CONTENTS RECENTNE SPREMEMBE IHTIOLOGIJA V SREDOZEMSKI IHTIOFAVNI ITTIOLOGIA CAMBIAMENTI RECENTI ICHTHYOLOGY NELLA ITTIOFAUNA MEDITERRANEA RECENT CHANGES Balkis SALLAMI, Mohamed BEN SALEM, IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ICHTHYOFAUNA Sihem RAFRAFI-NOUIRA, Olfa EL KAMEL-MOUTALIBI, Sihem RAFRAFI-NOUIRA, Olfa EL KAMEL- Christian REYNAUD & Christian CAPAPÉ MOUTALIBI, Mohamed Mourad BEN AMOR, Observations on Thinlip Conger Christian CAPAPÉ Gnathophis mystax (Osteichthyes: Additonal records of Spinetail devilray Mobula Congridae) from the Tunisian Coast japanica (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae) from the (Central Mediterranean) ....................................... 131 Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean) ................ 103 Opazovanja dolgonosega ugorja Nov zapis o pojavljanju mante vrste Mobula Gnathophis mystax (Osteichthyes: Congridae) japanica (Chondrichthyes:Mobulidae) vzdolž ob tunizijski obali (osrednji Mediteran) tunizijske obale (osrednje Sredozemlje) Okan AKYOL & İlker AYDİN Nicola BETTOSO & Govanni COMISSO Additional records of two lessepsian fish, Siganus Recent record of the Serpent Eel Ophisurus luridus and Champsodon vorax from Izmir Bay serpens (Ophichthidae) in the Gulf of Trieste (Aegean sea, Turkey) ............................................ 109 (Northern Adriatic Sea) ........................................ 141 Dodatni zapisi o pojavljanju dveh vrst lesepskih Nov zapis o pojavljanju zobate jegulje ribjih selivk, Siganus luridus in Champsodon Ophisurus serpens (Pisces: Ophichthidae) vorax, iz Izmirskega zaliva (Egejsko morje, Turčija) v Tržaškem zalivu (Severni Jadran) SREDOZEMSKI MORSKI PSI Jakov DULČIĆ & Pero TUTMAN SQUALI DEL MEDITERRANEO Additional record of Common bream MEDITERRANEAN SHARKS Abramis brama (Cyprinidae) in the Adriatic drainage system (Norin River, Croatia) ................. 145 Hakan KABASAKAL & Sait Özgür GEDİKOĞLU Novi podatek o pojavljanju ploščiča Shark attacks against humans and boats in (Abramis brama, Cyprinidae) Turkey’s waters in the twentieth century ............... 115 v Jadranskem povodju (reka Norin, Hrvaška) Napadi morskih psov na ljudi in plovila v turških vodah v dvajsetem stoletju FAVNA FAUNA Halit FİLİZ & Hakan KABASAKAL FAUNA Photographic record of the Spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839), in Gokova Bay (south Aegean Sea, Turkey) ........... 123 Toni KOREN & Domen TRKOV Fotografski zapis o kratkoplavutem morskem Contribution to the Scarabeoidea psu, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, (Coleoptera) of island Cres, Croatia ...................... 151 1839), v zalivu Gokova Bay (južno Egejsko Prispevek k poznavanju favne Scarabaeoidea Morje, Turčija) (Coleoptera) otoka Cres, Hrvaška ANNALES · Ser. hist. nat. · 25 · 2015 · 2 MISCELLANEA DELO NAŠIH ZAVODOV IN DRUŠTEV ATTIVITÁ DEI NOSTRI ISTITUTI Dejan PALISKA, Simon KERMA, E DELLE NOSTRE SOCIETA Rudi ČOP & Flavio BONIN ACTIVITIES BY OUR INSTITUTIONS An attempt to demonstrate the influence AND ASSOCIATIONS of Maunder Minimum Climate on salt production and it’s price in the Slovenian Istria 22. Simpozij o okoljski biogeokemiji v Piranu (Sečovlje Salt-Pans) .............................................. 163 (Jadran Faganeli in Nives Ogrinc) ......................... 185 Poskus prikaza vpliva podnebja iz obdobja Maunderjevega minimuma na OCENE IN POROČILA proizvodnjo soli in njeno ceno RECENSIONI E RELAZIONI v Slovenski Istri (Sečoveljske soline) REVIEWS AND REPORTS Danijel IVAJNŠIČ & Mitja KALIGARIČ Ocena knjige: »ENDEMI U HRVATSKOJ FLORI« Can evapotranspiration be considered avtorjev Tonija Nikolića, Milenka Milovića, an additional indicator for understanding Sandra Bogdanovića in Nenada Jasprice the changed landscape identity (Mitja Kaligarič) ................................................... 189 of the classic Karst? .............................................. 173 Ali lahko evapotranspiracijo smatramo Anton Brancelj: JAMA VELIKA PASICA: kot dodatni pokazatelj za razumevanje ZGODOVINA, OKOLJE IN ŽIVLJENJE V NJEJ spremenjene identitete klasičnega Krasa? / THE VELIKA PASICA CAVE: THE HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE IN IT. Založba ZRC in Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo, Ljubljana, 2015, 110 str. (Lovrenc Lipej) ............................... 190 Navodila avtorjem ............................................... 193 Istruzioni per gli autori ......................................... 195 Instructions to authors .......................................... 197 Kazalo k slikam na ovitku ..................................... 200 Index to images on the cover ............................... 200 ANNALES · Ser. hist. nat. · 25 · 2015 · 2 Original scientifi c article UDK 597.535.4:591.49(262.26) Received: 2015-05-26 OBSERVATIONS ON THE THINLIP CONGER GNATHOPHIS MYSTAX (OSTEICHTHYES: CONGRIDAE) FROM THE TUNISIAN COAST (CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN) Balkis SALLAMI & Mohamed BEN SALEM Laboratoire de recherche de Biodiversité, Biotechnologies et Changements climatiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus universitaire, 2090 El Manar II. Tunis, Tunisia Sihem RAFRAFI-NOUIRA, Olfa EL KAMEL-MOUTALIBI Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie Littorale et Limnique, Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences, Zarzouna, 7021 Bizerte, Tunisia Christian REYNAUD Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive – CNRS UMR 5175, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier cedex 5, France Christian CAPAPÉ Laboratoire d’Ichtyologie, case 104, Université Montpellier 2, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT The paper reports on some aspects of morphology, morphometric measurements, meristic counts and colour of all Gnathophis mystax found in northern Tunisian waters. Some measurements, such as pre-dorsal length, pre-anal length, pectoral length and pre-pectoral length are in correlation with size; however, the b < 3 values display nega- tive allometry. The relationship between total length (TL) and the hepatosomatic index (HSI) is linked to size. Similar observations were recorded between TL and the gonadosomatic index (GSI), and between TL and condition (K). Of the 48 stomachs examined for contents, 29 were empty. A total of 19 items were found in the stomach contents, although partially digested. Key words: Gnathophis mystax, morphology, meristic counts, hepatosomatic index, gonadosomatic index, feeding habits OSSERVAZIONI SUL GRONGO NASUTO GNATHOPHIS MYSTAX (OSTEICHTHYES: CONGRIDAE) LUNGO LA COSTA TUNISINA (MEDITERRANEO CENTRALE) SINTESI Gli
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