First record of Lutjanus fulviflamma (Osteichthyes: Lutjanidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

First record of Lutjanus fulviflamma (Osteichthyes: Lutjanidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

This paper presents the first record of Dory snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma in the Mediterranean Sea. The specimen was caught from Valletta Waterfront, Malta (Central Mediterranean) on the 15 super(th) of December 2013. The species was identified through morphometric and meristic characters. Genetic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean environment 2015-01, Vol.21 (3), p.307-315
Hauptverfasser: Vella, Adriana, Vella, Noel, Darmanin, Sandra Agius
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Sprache:eng
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Lutjanidae
Lutjanus fulviflamma
Marine
Osteichthyes
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents the first record of Dory snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma in the Mediterranean Sea. The specimen was caught from Valletta Waterfront, Malta (Central Mediterranean) on the 15 super(th) of December 2013. The species was identified through morphometric and meristic characters. Genetic analyses of the mitochondrial DNA sequences (COI, CO2, ND4 and Cytb) verified the species' identity, while phylogenetic analyses revealed that the specimen was of East African origin possibly finding its way into the Mediterranean Sea as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal due to the ongoing Erythrean invasion.
ISSN:1304-9550