CONTENTS OF VOLUME 42 (2012) Issue 1 Tripp-Valdez A., Arreguín-Sánchez F., Zetina-Rejón M.J. The food of Selene peruviana (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Carangidae) in the southern Gulf of California .................. 1 Zarrad R., Alemany F., Jarboui O., Garcia A., Akrout F. Comparative characterization of the spawning environments of European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus , and round sardinella, Sardinella aurita (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes) in the eastern coast of Tunisia ............................... 9 Ordines F., Valls M., Gouraguine A. Biology, feeding, and habitat preferences of Cadenat’s rockfish, Scorpaena loppei (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), in the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean) ..................................... 21 Socha M., Sokołowska-Mikołajczyk M., Szczerbik P., Chyb J., Mikołajczyk T., Epler P. The effect of polychlorinated biphenyls mixture (Aroclor 1254) on the embryonic development and hatching of Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio , and common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 Khan A., Ghosh K. Characterization and identification of gut-associated phytase-producing bacteria in some fresh water fish cultured in ponds ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Das M.K., Naskar M., Mondal M.L., Srivastava P. K., Dey S., Rej A. Influence of ecological factors on the patterns of fish species richness in tropical Indian rivers .............................................. 47 Lasso-Alcalá O., Posada J., Van Tassell J., Robertson D.R., Fariña A. Geographic distribution of twinhorn blenny, Coralliozetus cardonae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Chaenopsidae), with new records from the southern Caribbean .................................................. 59 Biswas S., Mishra S.S., Satpathy K.K., Das N.P.I., Selvanayagam M., Nayak L. A new record of a garden eel, Heteroconger tomberua (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Congridae), from the Indian Ocean ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 Liousia V., Batziakas S., Panagiotou N., Daouti I., Koutrakis E., Leonardos I.D. Length–weight relations of 22 fish species from the littoral zone of the Eastern Ionian Sea, Greece ................................... 69 Salameh P., Sonin O., Edelist D., Golani D. The first substantiated record of the yellowbar angelfish, Pomacanthus maculosus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) in the Mediterranean ......................................................................................................... 73 Editorial policy and general information ........................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Issue 2 Witkowski A., Grabowska J. The non-indigenous freshwater fishes of Poland: Threats for native ichthyofauna and consequence for fishery: A review ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 77 Trianni M.S., Tenorio M.C. Gross diet composition and trophic level estimation of the spotcheek emperor, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lethrinidae), in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia ...... 89 Sánchez-Hernández J., Cobo F. Ontogenetic dietary shifts and food selection of endemic Squalius carolitertii (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in River Tormes, Central Spain, in summer ....................................................... 101 346 Contents of volume 42 (2012) Ahmadi K., Banaee M., Vosoghei A.R., Mirvaghefei A.R., Ataeimehr B. Evaluation of the immunomodulatory effects of silymarin extract ( Silybum marianum ) on some immune parameters of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Actinopterygii: Salmoniformes: Salmonidae) ..... 113 Uzunova E.P., Georgieva M., Pavlova M.N., Studenkov S., Popov V. Variation of abundance and demographic structure of the introduced pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Centrarchidae), in relation to littoral habitats and water body use ........................................ 121 Akyol O., Ceyhan T. Turkish driftnet fishery for albacore, Thunnus alalunga (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Scombridae), and incidental catches in the eastern Mediterranean ............................................................................................................................................ 131 Erguden D., Bayhan Y.K., Turan C. First record of spotbase burrfish, Cyclichthys spilostylus (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Diodontidae), from the marine waters of Turkey ................................................................ 137 Capapé C., El Kamel-Moutalibi O., Mnasri N., Boumaïza M., Reynaud C. A case of hermaphroditism in Tortonese’s stingray, Dasyatis tortonesei (Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes: Dasyatidae) from the lagoon of Bizerte, Tunisia ................................................................................ 141 Editorial policy and general information ...................................................................................................................................................................... 151 Issue 3 Palacios-Salgado D.S., Burnes-Romo L.A., Tavera J.J., Ramírez-Valdez A. Endemic fishes of the Cortez biogeographic Province (Eastern Pacific Ocean) ................................................................................ 153 Zogaris S., Chatzinikolaou Y., Koutsikos N., Economou A.N., Oikonomou E., Michaelides G., Hadjisterikotis E., Beaumont W.R.C., Ferreira M.T. Freshwater fish assemblages in Cyprus with emphasis on the effects of dams .................................................................................. 165 Palacios-Salgado D.S., Moreno-Sanchez X.G., Abitia-Cardenas L.A., Gutierrez-Sanchez F.J., Rodriguez-Romero J. Ichthyodiversity of San Jose, San Francisquito, and El Pardito islands in the southwestern Gulf of California, Mexico ..................................................................................................................................................... 177 Vasil’eva E.D., Vasil’ev V.P. Fishes of inland waters of the Phu Quoc Island, Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam: ichthyofauna structure and some remarks on the major evolutionary trends in its genesis ............................................................................................................ 193 Fey D.P., Hare J.A. Temperature and somatic growth effects on otolith growth of larval Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) ............................................................................................................... 215 Všetičková L., Adámek Z., Rozkošný M., Sedláček P. Effects of semi-intensive carp pond farming on discharged water quality ............................................................................................ 223 Giarratana F., Ruolo A., Muscolino D., Marino F., Gallo M., Panebianco A. Occurrence of hyperostotic pterygiophores in the silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Trichiuridae) ............................................................................................................................................................... 233 Ngamniyom A., Panyarachun B. Effects of the herbicide pendimethalin on hormone receptor expressions and dorsal fin biometrics in Thai medaka, Oryzias minutillus (Actinopterygii: Beloniformes: Adrianichthyidae) ............................................................. 239 Contents of volume 42 (2012) 347 Lanés L.E.K., Keppeler F.W., Maltchik L. Abundance, sex-ratio, length–weight relation, and condition factor of non-annual killifish Atlantirivulus riograndensis (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) in Lagoa do Peixe National Park, a Ramsar Site of Southern Brazil ........................................................................................................ 247 Biswas S., Mishra S.S., Das N.P.I., Selvanayagam M., Nayak L., Satpathy K.K. New records of four reef-associated fishes from east coast of India .......................................................................................................... 253 Tutman P., Burić M., Skaramuca B. First substantiated record of the black-striped pipefish, Syngnathus abaster (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae), in the freshwaters of Bosnia and Herzegovina ..................................... 259 Ruiz-Pico S., Arronte J.C., Bañón R., Fernández- Zapico O. Northernmost records of Gadella maraldi (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Moridae) in the north-eastern Atlantic ...... 263 Editorial policy and general information ...................................................................................................................................................................... 269 Issue 4 Mosepele K., Mosepele B., Wolski P., Kolding J. Dynamics of the feeding ecology of selected fish species