DOCSLIB.ORG

Upeneus Sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Upeneus Sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855) click for previous page MULL Upen 5 1983 FAO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SHEETS FAMILY: MULLIDAE FISHING AREA 51 (W. Indian Ocean) Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855) OTHER SCIENTIFIC NAMES STILL IN USE: None VERNACULAR NAMES: FAO : En - Ochreband goatfish Fr - Rouget-souris ocre Sp - Salmonete de banda ocre NATIONAL: DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS: Body elongate, the depth 3.7 to 4 times in standard length; caudal peduncle deep, the least depth about 8 times in standard length (peduncle depth 9 or 10 times in other Upeneus). Chin with 2 slender barbels which nearly reach, just reach, or extend slightly beyond rear margin of preopercle their length 1.3 to 1.7 times in head; maxilla reaching to or slightly posterior to front edge of eye; villiform teeth in jaws, on vomer and palatines (roof of mouth); gillrakers 18 to 22. First dorsal fin with 8 spines, the first spine minute; pectoral fin rays 14 or 15 (usually 14); pelvic fins about equal to pectoral fins. Lateral line scales 31 or 32; 4½ vertical rows of scales in space between dorsal fins; 10 or 11 vertical rows of scales along upper part of caudal peduncle. Colour: bronze green dorsally, shading ventrally to yellowish or whitish, with a yellowish brown stripe from eye to above midbase of caudal fin; barbels orange; dorsal fins yellowish, sometimes with faint reddish stripes; caudal fin brownish yellow, the lower lobe with a dusky posterior margin which is broad medially and narrows toward lobe tip. Some specimens reported with dark crossbars on caudal lobes. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERS OF SIMILAR SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE AREA: Upeneus moluccensis: also with a single yellow stripe on body, but caudal fin lobes always striped; 27 to 31 gillrakers (18 to 22 in U. sundaicus). U. sulphureus and U. taeniopterus: 2 narrow yellow stripes on side of body; also, pectoral fin rays usually 16 in U. sulphureus (14 or 15 in U. sundaicus). U. bensasi and U. asymmetricus: first dorsal fin with 7 spines, the first longest (8 spines in U. sundaicus). U. luzonius: a large, dark, saddle-like spot dorsally Upeneus moluccensis on caudal peduncle just behind second dorsal fin. SIZE: Maximum: 22 cm; common to 14 cm. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND BEHAVIOUR: Upeneus sulphureus Within the area, believed to occur off Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. Outside the area, it extends eastward to Indonesia. Because of confusion with U. luzonius, the exact distribution of U. sundiacus is not known. PRESENT FISHING GROUNDS: Coastal waters, throughout its range. CATCHES, FISHING GEAR AND FORMS OF UTILIZATION: Separate statistics are not reported for this species. Caught mainly with bottom trawls; also with shore seines and trapnets. Marketed mainly fresh. MULL Upen 6 1983 FAO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SHEETS FAMILY: MULLIDAE FISHING AREA 51 (W. Indian Ocean) Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1845 OTHER SCIENTIFIC NAMES STILL IN USE: Upeneus oligospilus Lachner, 1954 VERNACULAR NAMES: FAO : En - Freckled goatfish Fr - Rouget-souris à bande sombre Sp - Salmonete barborín NATIONAL: DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS: Body elongate, the depth 3.7 to 4.3 times in standard length. Chin with 2 slender barbels which usually fail to reach rear margin of preopercle, their length 1.45 to 1.9 times in head; maxilla reaching slightly posterior to front edge of eye; villiform teeth in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines (roof of mouth); gillrakers on first arch 21 to 25. First dorsal fin with 8 spines, the first sine minute; pectoral rays 12 to 14 (usually 13); pelvic fins nearly as long as pectorals. Lateral line scales 28 to 32 modally 30 , 4½ vertical rows of scales in space between dorsal fins; 10 or 11 vertical scale rows along upper part of caudal peduncle. Colour: a dark reddish brown to blackish stripe passing from front of snout through eye along upper side of body to above midbase of caudal fin; head and body above stripe brownish to greenish grey, flecked with dark reddish brown or blackish, below white with rows of dark dots; barbels yellow; first dorsal fin whitish with 2 large irregular dark blotches, one in distal part and one at base; second dorsal fin with 3 irregular dark stripes; upper lobe of caudal fin with 4 to 6 blackish crossbands, the lower lobe with 5 to 7. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERS OF SIMILAR SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE AREA: Upeneus vittatus: pectoral fin rays usually 16 (usually 13 in U. traquia); lower lobe of caudal fin with 3 or 4 blackish crossbands. U. taeniopterus: lateral line scales 36 to 38 (usually 28 to 32 in U. tragula); 2 yellow stripes on side of body. U. luzonius: pectoral rays usually 14; gillrakers 19 to 22 (usually 21 to 25 in U. traqula); a large, dark saddle-like blotch dorsally on caudal peduncle just pos- terior to second dorsal fin (may be faint). Upeneus vittatus SIZE: Maximum: 30 cm; common to 23 cm. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND BEHAVIOUR: Throughout most of the area, along the East African coast south to Delagoa Bay, apparently absent from the Upeneus taeniopterus Red Sea. Outside the area, it extends eastward to the western Pacific where it ranges from southern Japan to New South Wales. A population in the "Gulf" was named U. oligospilus by Lachner (1954); however, this seems to be only subspecifically different at best. Generally found on sand or silty sand bottom often in the vicinity of coral reefs, from depths of a few to at least 40 m. Usually encountered as solitary individuals. PRESENT FISHING GROUNDS: Inshore waters, throughout its range; abundant in the Gulf of Manaar and Palk Bay. CATCHES, FISHING GEAR AND FORMS OF UTILIZATION: Separate statistics are not reported for this species. Caught mainly with bottom trawls; also with shore seines and trapnets. Marketed mainly fresh; also salt-cured. MULL Upen 8 1983 FAO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SHEETS FAMILY: MULLIDAE FISHING AREA 51 (W. Indian Ocean) Upeneus taeniopterus Cuvier, 1829 OTHER SCIENTIFIC NAMES STILL IN USE : Upeneus arge Jordan & Evermann, 1902 VERNACULAR NAMES: FAO : En - Fin-stripe goatfish Fr - Rouget-souris rayé SP - Salmonete estriado NATIONAL: DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS: Body elongate, the depth 3.6 to 4.2 times in standard length. Chin with 2 slender barbels which nearly or just reach rear margin of preopercle, their length 1.5 to 1.6 times in head; maxilla reaching to below anterior third of eye; villiform teeth in bands in jaws, on vomer and palatines; gillrakers on first arch 21 to 24. First dorsal fin with 8 spines, the first minute; pectoral fin rays 13 or 14 (usually 14); pelvic fins nearly as long as pectorals. Lateral line scales 36 to 38; 5½ vertical rows of scales in space between dorsal fins; 12 or 13 vertical rows of scales along upper part of caudal peduncle. Colour: silvery pink to orangish on back, shading to silvery white on side and ventrally, with 2 narrow yellow stripes (one at level of upper part of eye and the other at midpectoral base); barbels whitish to yellow; upper lobe of caudal fin with 6 transverse blackish bands and lower lobe with 4 or 5, the 2 lowermost broader and darker. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERS OF SIMILAR SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE AREA: Upeneus vittatus: pectoral fin rays 15 to 17 (usually 16); lower lobe of caudal fin with 3 or 4 blackish crossbands. U. tragula: lateral line scales 28 to 32; a single blackish stripe on upper side of body. SIZE: Upeneus vittatus GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND BEHAVIOUR: In the area, along the east African coast from about 4oN to 25oS, northeastern Madagascar, the Seychelles, South India and Sri Lanka. The distribution is rather spotty. Outside the area, it extends eastward to the Upeneus tragula Hawaiian Islands. A shallow-water species, often found on sandy bottoms near coral reefs. PRESENT FISHING GROUNDS: Generally caught from coral reef areas and adjacent sand habitats. CATCHES, FISHING GEAR AND FORMS OF UTILIZATION: Separate statistics are not reported for this species. Caught by seines, traps, gillnets and castnets. Marketed fresh. click for next page.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • A New Deep-Water Goatfish of the Genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Northern Australia and the Philippines, with a Taxonomic Account of U
    Zootaxa 3550: 61–70 (2012) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2012 · Magnolia Press Article ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:50AB6CB9-06E5-47F8-ABA3-6374B6FB9117 A new deep-water goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from northern Australia and the Philippines, with a taxonomic account of U. subvittatus and remarks on U. mascareinsis FRANZ UIBLEIN1,2,4 & MARK MCGROUTHER3 1Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen, Norway 2South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa 3 Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia 4Corresponding author. E-Mail: [email protected] Abstract Upeneus stenopsis n. sp. is described based on four specimens collected off northern Australia and Quezon Island, Philippines, at depths between 165 to 275 m and compared with four closely related species: the deep-water dwelling Upeneus davidaromi (Red Sea) and U. mascareinsis (Western Indian Ocean) and the shallow Indo-West Pacific species, U. subvittatus and U. vittatus. The new species can be distinguished from all other Upeneus species by a narrow caudal peduncle and a combination of morphometric and meristic characters. This is the first record of a deep-water goatfish of the genus Upeneus from the Pacific. A juvenile Upeneus collected off Quezon at 127–142 m depth was also assigned to the new species and compared to four similar-sized (69–79 mm SL) specimens of U. mascareinsis. A diagnosis is provided for U. subvittatus, along with evidence of its occurrence in the Eastern Indian Ocean and interspecific comparisons. The continued need to screen scientific fish collections for the occurrence of undescribed species that have successfully colonized and adapted to the depth zone surrounding the ocean margin is outlined.
    [Show full text]
  • Diversity and Length-Weight Relationships of Blenniid Species (Actinopterygii, Blenniidae) from Mediterranean Brackish Waters in Turkey
    EISSN 2602-473X AQUATIC SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING Aquat Sci Eng 2019; 34(3): 96-102 • DOI: https://doi.org/10.26650/ASE2019573052 Research Article Diversity and Length-Weight relationships of Blenniid Species (Actinopterygii, Blenniidae) from Mediterranean Brackish Waters in Turkey Deniz İnnal1 Cite this article as: Innal, D. (2019). Diversity and length-weight relationships of Blenniid Species (Actinopterygii, Blenniidae) from Mediterranean Brackish Waters in Turkey. Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, 34(3), 96-102. ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the species composition and range of Mediterranean Blennies (Ac- tinopterygii, Blenniidae) occurring in river estuaries and lagoon systems of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, and to characterise the length–weight relationship of the specimens. A total of 15 sites were surveyed from November 2014 to June 2017. A total of 210 individuals representing 3 fish species (Rusty blenny-Parablennius sanguinolentus, Freshwater blenny-Salaria fluviatilis and Peacock blenny-Salaria pavo) were sampled from five (Beşgöz Creek Estuary, Manavgat River Es- tuary, Karpuzçay Creek Estuary, Köyceğiz Lagoon Lake and Beymelek Lagoon Lake) of the locali- ties investigated. The high juvenile densities of S. fluviatilis in Karpuzçay Creek Estuary and P. sanguinolentus in Beşgöz Creek Estuary were observed. Various threat factors were observed in five different native habitats of Blenny species. The threats on the habitat and the population of the species include the introduction of exotic species, water ORCID IDs of the authors: pollution, and more importantly, the destruction of habitats. Five non-indigenous species (Prus- D.İ.: 0000-0002-1686-0959 sian carp-Carassius gibelio, Eastern mosquitofish-Gambusia holbrooki, Redbelly tilapia-Copt- 1Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy odon zillii, Stone moroko-Pseudorasbora parva and Rainbow trout-Oncorhynchus mykiss) were University, Department of Biology, observed in the sampling sites.
    [Show full text]
  • Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington 63(2) 1996
    July 1996 Number 2 Of of Washington A semiannual journal of research devoted to Helminthology and all branches of Parasitology Supported in part by the Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Trust Fund D. C. KRITSKY, W. A. :B6EC3ER, AND M, JEGU. NedtropicaliMonogehoidea/lS. An- — cyrocephalinae (Dactylogyridae) of Piranha and Their Relatives (Teleostei, JSer- rasalmidae) from Brazil and French Guiana: Species of Notozothecium Boeger and Kritsky, 1988, and Mymarotheciumgem. n. ..__ _______ __, ________ ..x,- ______ .s.... A. KOHN, C. P. SANTOS, AND-B. LEBEDEV. Metacdmpiella euzeti gen. n., sp, n., and I -Hargicola oligoplites~(Hargis, 1951) (Monogenea: Allodiscpcotylidae) from Bra- " zilian Fishes . ___________ ,:...L".. _______ j __ L'. _______l _; ________ 1 ________ _ __________ ______ _ .' _____ . __.. 176 C. P. SANTO?, T. SOUTO-PADRGN, AND R. M. LANFREDI. Atriasterheterodus (Levedev and Paruchin, 1969) and Polylabris tubicimts (Papema and Kohn, 1964) (Mono- ' genea) from Diplodus argenteus (Val., 1830) (Teleostei: Sparidae) from Brazil 181 . I...N- CAIRA AND T. BARDOS. Further Information on :.Gymnorhynchus isuri (Trypa- i/:norhyncha: Gymnorhynchidae) from the Shortfin Make Shark ...,.'. ..^_.-"_~ ____. ; 188 O. M. AMIN AND W. L.'MmcKLEY. Parasites of Some Fisji Introduced into an Arizona Reservoir, with Notes on Introductions — . ____ : ______ . ___.i;__ L____ _ . ______ :___ _ .193 O. M. AMIN AND O. SEY. Acanthocephala from Arabian Gulf Fishes off Kuwait, with 'Descriptions of Neoechinorhynchus dimorphospinus sp. n. XNeoechinorhyrichi- dae), Tegorhyrichus holospinosus sp. n. (l\lio&&ntid&e),:Micracanthorynchina-ku- waitensis sp. n. (Rhadinorhynchidae), and Sleriidrorhynchus breviclavipraboscis gen. n., sp. p. (Diplosentidae); and Key to Species of the Genus Micracanthor- .
    [Show full text]
  • Parupeneus Forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) in the Mediterranean, with Preliminary Information on Its Diet Composition in Cyprus
    BioInvasions Records (2020) Volume 9, Issue 2: 209–222 CORRECTED PROOF Research Article Progress of the dispersal of the alien goatfish Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) in the Mediterranean, with preliminary information on its diet composition in Cyprus Athanasios Evagelopoulos1,*, Andreas Nikolaou1, Nikolas Michailidis2,3, Thodoros E. Kampouris1 and Ioannis E. Batjakas1 1Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece 2Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, 101 Vithleem Str., 1416 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus 3Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, 1 Panepistimiou Str., 2109 Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus Author e-mails: [email protected] (AE), [email protected] (AK), [email protected] (NM), [email protected] (TEK), [email protected] (IEB) *Corresponding author Citation: Evagelopoulos A, Nikolaou A, Michailidis N, Kampouris TE, Batjakas IE Abstract (2020) Progress of the dispersal of the alien goatfish Parupeneus forsskali Parupeneus forsskali has been the latest Indo-Pacific goatfish species to expand its (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) in the range into the Mediterranean. It is the least studied alien mullid in the Eastern Mediterranean, with preliminary Mediterranean, and specific information on its diet is generally lacking in the information on its diet composition in literature. The objectives of this paper are (1) to comprehensively document the Cyprus. BioInvasions Records 9(2): 209– 222, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.2.06 progress of its invasion in the Mediterranean through a systematic literature review to retrieve all published records of the species in the region, and (2) to present Received: 15 October 2019 preliminary quantitative information on its diet in its non-native range.
    [Show full text]
  • Netherlands East Indies
    BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PUBLICATIONS ON NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES PRESENT IN THE LIBRARY OF WAGENINGEN UR PART 2 M.A. MACLAINE PONT 2012 PART 2 AGROTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND FORESTRY; PLANT AND CROP SCIENCES; ZOOLOGY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES BIBLIOGRAPHY PART 2 Table of contents CATEGORY 300: ENGINEERING ................................................................................................................1 CATEGORY 301: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ............................................6 CATEGORY 302: AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING...................................................................................7 CATEGORY 304: FOOD SCIENCES ...........................................................................................................7 CATEGORY 305: FOOD PRODUCTS .........................................................................................................8 CATEGORY 306: NON-FOOD PRODUCTS ................................................................................................9 CATEGORY 307: HUMAN NUTRITION .....................................................................................................11 CATEGORY 308: TOXICOLOGY ...............................................................................................................12 CATEGORY 401: GEODEOSY...................................................................................................................13 CATEGORY 403: PHYSICAL PLANNING..................................................................................................16
    [Show full text]
  • A New Deep-Water Goatfish of the Genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Vanuatu, South Pacific
    Zootaxa 3666 (3): 337–344 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3666.3.4 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CA6ED703-24FC-46B1-89A5-3F728BBC4B07 A new deep-water goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Vanuatu, South Pacific FRANZ UIBLEIN1,2,4 & ROMAIN CAUSSE3 1Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen, Norway. E-mail: [email protected] 2South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa 3UMR BOREA, MNHN, CNRS 7208, UPMC, IRD 207, 43 rue Cuvier, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 75005, Paris, France 4Corresponding author Abstract A new goatfish, Upeneus vanuatu (Mullidae), is described based on five specimens collected off two islands of Vanuatu (South Pacific), at depths of 191–321 m, and compared with five closely related species: Upeneus davidaromi (Red Sea), U. mascareinsis (Western Indian Ocean), U. stenopsis (northern Australia, Philippines, 127–275 m), and the more shal- low-occurring Indo-West Pacific species U. subvittatus (26–120 m) and U. vittatus (<100 m). The new species can be dis- tinguished from all other congeneric species by the combination of four characters: number of gill rakers on lower limb, caudal-peduncle depth, interorbital length, and interdorsal distance. Strong allometric variation in body form between the holotype and the four smaller paratypes was found. Based on the lack of lateral body stripes, a rather narrow caudal pe- duncle depth, and large eyes in adults as common characteristics for U.
    [Show full text]
  • Goldband Goatfish) AFFILIATION FISHES
    Mediterranean invasive species factsheet www.iucn-medmis.org Species report Upeneus molluccensis (Goldband goatfish) AFFILIATION FISHES SCIENTIFIC NAME AND COMMON NAME REPORTS Upeneus molluccensis 6 Key Identifying Features from the eye to the tail. This is a medium-sized fish up to 20 cm in length (commonly 7–18 cm) with an elongated, moderately compressed body. It has a rounded snout with two short, thin barbels. Two well-separated dorsal fins are present; the first of them has 8 spines (the first spine is minute and the second spine is the largest), while the second fin has 8–9 soft rays, directly above the anal fin (which has 1 spine and 6–8 soft rays). Between the two dorsal fins there are 5–7 scales. The tail fin is deeply forked, the upper lobe marked with diagonal black bars. The dorsal colour is pinkish-red, and the belly is white. A distinct longitudinal yellow stripe runs 2013-2021 © IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation. More info: www.iucn-medmis.org Pag. 1/5 Mediterranean invasive species factsheet www.iucn-medmis.org steep- or very steep-sloping heads. Upeneus pori has no yellow longitudinal stripe; both tail fin lobes are striped; and it has seven dorsal spines. Pseudupeneus prayensis has a spine on the bony flap that covers the gills, and no stripes on the tail fin. Other species that look similar Identification and Habitat The goldband goatfish is found in coastal waters with muddy and sandy substrates at depths of 20-130 m, where it forms large schools. It usually swims fast, stopping briefly to feed on benthic animals detected by the barbels on its chin.
    [Show full text]
  • Report of the Technical Meeting on the Lessepsian Migration and Its Impact
    EastMed TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS 04 REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL MEETING ON THE LESSEPSIAN MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN FISHERY NICOSIA, CYPRUS 7 - 9 DECEMBER 2010 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL MEETING ON THE LESSEPSIAN MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN FISHERY NICOSIA, CYPRUS 7 - 9 DECEMBER 2010 Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs ITALIAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND FORESTRY POLICIES Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food GCP/INT/041/EC – GRE – ITA Athens (Greece), 7-9 December 2010 i The conclusions and recommendations given in this and in other documents in the Scientific and Institutional Cooperation to Support Responsible Fisheries in the Eastern Mediterranean series are those considered appropriate at the time of preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained in subsequent stages of the Project. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of FAO or donors concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or concerning the determination of its frontiers or boundaries. ii Preface The Project “Scientific and Institutional Cooperation to Support Responsible Fisheries in the Eastern Mediterranean- EastMed is executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by Greece, Italy and EC. The Eastern Mediterranean countries have for long lacked a cooperation framework as created for other areas of the Mediterranean, namely the FAO sub-regional projects AdriaMed, MedSudMed, CopeMed II and ArtFiMed. This fact leaded for some countries to be sidelined, where international and regional cooperation for fishery research and management is concerned.
    [Show full text]
  • MULL Paru 9 1983 FAO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SHEETS FAMILY
    click for previous page MULL Paru 9 1983 FAO SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SHEETS FAMILY: MULLIDAE FISHING AREA 51 (W. Indian Ocean) Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) OTHER SCIENTIFIC NAMES STILL IN USE: Parupeneus brandesii (Bleeker, 1851) VERNACULAR NAMES: FAO : En - Sidespot goatfish Fr - Rouget-barbet pastille Sp - Salmonete pastilla NATIONAL: DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS: Body moderately elongate, the depth 3.5 to 3.9 times in standard length. Chin with 2 slender barbels which usually reach posterior to rear margin of preopercle, their length 1.4 to 1.7 times in head; snout not long, its length 1.8 to 2.1 times in head; mouth small, the maxilla reaching about 3/4 distance to front edge of eye; a single row of well-spaced, stout, conical teeth in jaws; no teeth on roof of mouth; gillrakers on first arch 29 to 32. First dorsal fin with 8 spines, the first small, the third longest, contained 1.3 to 1.4 times in head; last dorsal and anal rays slightly prolonged, about 1.2 times longer than preceding rays; pectoral fin rays 15 to 17 (usually 16). Lateral line scales 27 or 28; 2 or 3 vertical scale rows in space between dorsal fins; 8 or 9 vertical scale rows along upper part of caudal peduncle. Colour: pale yellowish brown to light red, shading to white or pale pink ventrally, with a very large roundish dark brown to black spot centred on lateral line below rear base of first dorsal fin; a broad dusky to reddish bar often present on upper half of body below rear base of second dorsal fin, the area between this and the large black spot paler than rest of body; a row of pale blue :spots, one per scale, above lateral line on posterior 2/3 of caudal peduncle; a pale blue line from above mouth to lower edge of eye, and some pale blue spots and short lines around eye and on upper opercle; basal third of second dorsal fin blackish.
    [Show full text]
  • Karyotype Analysis and Chromosome Banding of Upeneus Moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) from the North-Eastern Mediterranean
    Caryologia International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics ISSN: 0008-7114 (Print) 2165-5391 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tcar20 Karyotype analysis and chromosome banding of Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) from the north-eastern Mediterranean Arzu Karahan To cite this article: Arzu Karahan (2016) Karyotype analysis and chromosome banding of Upeneusmoluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) from the north-eastern Mediterranean, Caryologia, 69:2, 141-146, DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2016.1139415 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00087114.2016.1139415 Published online: 15 Feb 2016. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 186 View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tcar20 CARYOLOGIA: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CYTOLOGY, CYTOSYSTEMATICS AND CYTOGENETICS, 2016 VOL. 69, NO. 2, 141–146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00087114.2016.1139415 Karyotype analysis and chromosome banding of Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) from the north-eastern Mediterranean Arzu Karahan Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Science, Department of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Mersin, Turkey ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY Chromosome number, morphology and location of the nucleolus organizer region (NOR) are Received 21 June 2015 useful cytological characters for taxonomic and evolutionary studies. The karyotype of Upeneus Accepted 25 December 2015 moluccensis from the north-eastern Mediterranean was investigated through conventional KEYWORDS Giemsa staining, Ag-NOR staining, C-banding and GTG-banding techniques. The results showed C-banding; Ag-NOR staining; 2n = 44 (FN = 46), 2m + 2st + 40a chromosomes and four NORs. Two telomeric C-band regions GTG-banding; Mullidae; cell were observed on a metacentric and subtelocentric chromosome pair.
    [Show full text]
  • M. Levent ARTÜZ1* and Ronald FRICKE2
    ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA (2019) 49 (1): 53–58 DOI: 10.3750/AIEP/02527 FIRST AND NORTHERNMOST RECORD OF UPENEUS MOLUCCENSIS (ACTINOPTERYGII: PERCIFORMES: MULLIDAE) FROM THE SEA OF MARMARA M. Levent ARTÜZ1* and Ronald FRICKE2 1Sevinç-Erdal İnönü Foundation, Marmara Environmental Monitoring Project (MAREM), Department of Marine Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey 2Lauda-Königshofen, Germany Artüz M.L., Fricke R. 2019. First and northernmost record of Upeneus moluccensis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Mullidae) from the Sea of Marmara. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 49 (1): 53–58. Abstract. The goldband goatfish, Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855), is an Indo-West Pacific species, which has been reported as a Lessepsian migrant from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The species has expanded its distribution range in the Mediterranean; individuals have been recorded from Israel, Lebanon, Libya, the south coast of Turkey, and the Aegean Sea. The aim of this study was to report the presence of U. moluccensis in the Sea of Marmara. The history of the Mediterranean records and the presence in the Sea of Marmara are discussed. A specimen of Upeneus moluccensis was collected with a beam trawl at 58 m depth, off Aksaz, the western Sea of Marmara during the MAREM (Marmara Environmental Monitoring) survey, on 21 June 2017. The fish (a female) was subjected to standard descriptive procedures and subsequently deposited in the collection of the MAREM (Marmara Environmental Monitoring) project, with the catalogue number LAR-182. Upeneus moluccensis is recorded for the first time from the Sea of Marmara, which expands its distributional range westward in the Mediterranean Sea (Aegean Sea). This new distribution record of Upeneus moluccensis also represents the global northernmost record of the species.
    [Show full text]
  • NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES in the MEDITERRANEAN and the BLACK SEA Carbonara, P., Follesa, M.C
    Food and AgricultureFood and Agriculture General FisheriesGeneral CommissionGeneral Fisheries Fisheries Commission Commission for the Mediterraneanforfor the the Mediterranean Mediterranean Organization ofOrganization the of the Commission généraleCommissionCommission des pêches générale générale des des pêches pêches United Nations United Nations pour la Méditerranéepourpour la la Méditerranée Méditerranée STUDIES AND REVIEWS 87 ISSN 1020-9549 NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE BLACK SEA Carbonara, P., Follesa, M.C. eds. 2018. Handbook on fish age determination: a Mediterranean experience. Studies and Reviews n. 98. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Rome. pp. xxx. Cover illustration: Alberto Gennari GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES AND REVIEWS 87 NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE BLACK SEA Bayram Öztürk FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2021 Required citation: Öztürk, B. 2021. Non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Studies and Reviews No. 87 (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5949en The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.
    [Show full text]