New record of the spiny pufferfish, Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908), from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae)

New record of the spiny pufferfish, Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908), from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae)

The spiny pufferfish, Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908), is recorded for the first time from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, based on a specimen collected off Eilat, Israel at a depth of 350-400 m. This finding also confirms the occurrence of the species in the Red Sea which was previously based on a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta ichthyologica et piscatoria 2016-01, Vol.46 (2), p.115-118
Hauptverfasser: Fricke, Ronald, Golani, Daniel, Appelbaum-Golani, Brenda, Zajonz, Uwe
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Actinopterygii
Animal behavior
distribut
Fish
Israel
Marine
new record
pufferfish
Red Sea
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
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Zusammenfassung:The spiny pufferfish, Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908), is recorded for the first time from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, based on a specimen collected off Eilat, Israel at a depth of 350-400 m. This finding also confirms the occurrence of the species in the Red Sea which was previously based on an unsubstantiated record.
ISSN:0137-1592
1734-1515
DOI:10.3750/AIP2016.46.2.07