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A lag of 25 years: Evidence from an old capture of Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 from Lebanon (Mediterranean Sea)
No full text[No abstract available]Azzurro E, 2012, BIOL INVASIONS, V15, P977; Azzurro Ernesto, 2013, Management of Biological Invasions, V4, P167, DOI 10.3391-mbi.2013.4.2.10; Azzurro E, 2011, PLOS ONE, V6, DOI 10.1371-journal.pone.0024885; Bariche M, 2009, J APPL ICHTHYOL, V25, P460, DOI 10.1111-j.1439-0426.2008.01202.x; Bariche M, 2012, J BIOL RES-THESSALON, V17, P74; Bariche M, 2013, MAR BIOL RES, V9, P169, DOI 10.1080-17451000.2012.707322; Crooks J. A., 2011, ENCY BIOL INVASIONS, P404; Crooks J. A., 2005, ECOSCIENCE, V12, P3116; DAISIE, 2008, EUR INV AL SPEC GAT; FRITZSCHE RA, 1976, B MAR SCI, V26, P196; Golani Daniel, 2010, P145; Golani D, 2000, J FISH BIOL, V56, P1545, DOI 10.1006-jfbi.2000.1263; Golani D, 2007, BIOLOGY LETT, V3, P541, DOI 10.1098-rsbl.2007.0308; Kalogirou S, 2007, BIOL INVASIONS, V9, P887, DOI 10.1007-s10530-006-9088-3; Sanna D, 2011, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V91, P1289, DOI 10.1017-S0025315410001451; Streftaris N, 2006, MEDITERR MAR SCI, V7, P87; Whitehead P. J. P., 1963, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, V10, P3050
Age and growth of Lessepsian rabbitfish from the eastern Mediterranean
No full textRabbitfish are currently an important component of the eastern Mediterranean inshore fishery. This study estimates age and calculates growth of Siganus rivulatus and S. luridus from the Lebanese coastal waters based on otolith analysis and compares results with available data from different geographical locations. Annual periodicity of alternating zones was confirmed for S. rivulatus, in which one opaque and one translucent zone were observed to deposit each year, but not for S. luridus. Both species appear to have a maximum lifespan of 6 years. The von Bertalanffy growth functions were Lt = 318.9(1 - e-0.225(t+1.307)) for S. rivulatus and Lt = 274.9(1 - e-0.330(1+1.039)) for S. luridus and length-weight relationships were estimated as WT = 10-5LT3.037 for S. rivulatus and WT = 6 × 10-6LT3.203 for S. luridus. The rabbitfish catches of the Lebanese fishery consist mainly of individuals which have not reached their first maturity. Rabbitfish from the eastern Mediterranean coastal waters appear to grow rapidly most of the year and are thus able to maintain relatively important population size despite intensive fishing pressure. © 2005 Blackwell Verlag, Berlin.Abdallah M., 2002, Naga, V25, P19; Bariche M, 2004, ENVIRON BIOL FISH, V70, P81, DOI 10.1023-B:EBFI.0000022928.15148.75; Bariche M, 2003, J FISH BIOL, V62, P129, DOI 10.1046-j.0022-1112.2003.000014.x; Beckman D, 1995, BEL BAR LIB, P27; Ben-Tuvia A., 1985, MEDITERRANEAN MARINE, P367; Ben-Tuvia A., 1964, Bulletin of the State of Israel Sea Fishing Research Station, V37, P3; Bilecenoglu M, 2002, FISH RES, V54, P279, DOI 10.1016-S0165-7836(00)00296-4; Brothers E.B., 1979, STOCK ASSESSMENT TRO, P119; El-Gammal F.I., 1988, B I OCEANOGR FISH EG, V14, P13; FROST WE, 1945, J ANIM ECOL, V14, P26, DOI 10.2307-1397; George CJ, 1967, ANN MUS CIV STORIA N, V79, P32; GOLANI D, 1985, J FISH BIOL, V27, P249, DOI 10.1111-j.1095-8649.1985.tb04025.x; Hashem M.T., 1983, Journal of the Faculty of Marine Science Jeddah, V3, P119; HATANAKA H, 1985, COLLN SCI PAP INT CO, V12, P87; Jobling Malcolm, 2002, P97, DOI 10.1002-9780470693803.ch5; Lundberg B., 1995, Marine Ecology, V16, P73, DOI 10.1111-j.1439-0485.1995.tb00395.x; MILTON DA, 1995, FISH B-NOAA, V93, P103; MOUNEIMNE N, 1978, THESIS U P M CURIE P; PAPACONSTANTINO.C, 1988, NATL CTR MARINE RES, V15; PAPACONSTANTINOU C, 1990, Scientia Marina, V54, P313; POPPER D, 1979, AQUACULTURE, V16, P177, DOI 10.1016-0044-8486(79)90149-2; POPPER D, 1975, AQUACULTURE, V6, P127, DOI 10.1016-0044-8486(75)90065-4; Por F.D., 1978, LESSEPSIAN MIGRATION, P1; RICKER W. E., 1975, J FISH RES BOARD CAN, V191, P1; Taskavak E, 2001, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V81, P895, DOI 10.1017-S0025315401004805; THOMAS RM, 1983, S AFRICAN J MARINE S, V1, P133; WOODLAND DJ, 1983, B MAR SCI, V33, P713; Zar J. H., 1999, BIOSTAT ANAL, P179
First record of the Indo-Pacific Cymothoa indica (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean Sea
No full textCymothoa indica, a typical Indo-Pacific genus and species, is reported for the first time in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Specimens were found parasitizing mainly barracudas (Sphyraenidae) from Lebanon. Female and male specimens are described on collected materials. To date, the genus Cymothoa has not been reported in the Mediterranean Sea although it is widely represented in other areas of the world. It is suggested that C. indica should be added to the list of exotic species introduced from the Red Sea and known as Lessepsian migrants. © 2006 W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, PAS.AVDEEV V V, 1978, Folia Parasitologica (Ceske Budejovice), V25, P281; AVDEEV VV, 1979, PARAZITOLOGIYA+, V13, P50; Bariche M., 2005, ZOOLOGY MIDDLE E, V34, P5; BARICHE M, 2006, IN PRESS SYSTEMATIC; BELON P, 1553, AQUATILIBUS DUO CUM; Bowman T. E., 1983, SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBU, V382, P1; BRUSCA RC, 1981, ZOOL J LINN SOC-LOND, V73, P117, DOI 10.1111-j.1096-3642.1981.tb01592.x; Bunkley-Williams L, 1998, J PARASITOL, V84, P893, DOI 10.2307-3284615; Charfi-Cheikhrouha F, 2000, SYST PARASITOL, V46, P143, DOI 10.1023-A:1006336516776; Chilton C, 1924, MEMOIRS INDIAN MUSEU, V5, P875; Froese R., 2005, FISHBASE; GOLANI D., 2002, CIESM ATLAS EXOTIC S, V1; HALE HERBERT M., 1926, TRANS ROY SOC S AUSTRALIA, V50, P201; HELLER C, 1868, REISE OSTERREICHISCH, V3, P130; HORTON T, 2005, CRUSTACEANA, V77, P1145; Horton T, 2000, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V80, P1041, DOI 10.1017-S0025315400003106; Kumar AB, 1997, CRUSTACEANA, V70, P780; MILNE EDWARDS H., 1840, HIST NATURELLE CRUST, V3; MISRA A, 1986, Indian Journal of Fisheries, V33, P229; Oktener Ahmet, 2004, Acta Adriatica, V45, P145; Panikkar N. K., 1937, Current Science Bangalore, V5, P429; Pillai N. K., 1954, Bulletin of the Central Research Institute University of Travancore, V3C, P1; Por FD, 1978, ECOLOGICAL STUDIES, V23; Rajkumar M, 2005, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V65, P269, DOI 10.3354-dao065269; Rajkumar M., 2004, J AQUAT BIOL, V19, P113; Rajkumar M, 2005, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V66, P87, DOI 10.3354-dao066087; ROKICKI J, 1986, ACTA PARASITOL, V30, P251; Rondelet G., 1558, HIST ENTIERE POISSON; SCHIOEDTE JC, 1984, SYMBOLAE MONOGRAPHIA, V4; SPICER IJ, 1931, REPORT DEP AGR FORES, P159; Thatcher Vernon E., 2000, P193; Trilles J. P., 1994, STUD MAR, V21, P5; TRILLES JP, 1969, CRUSTACEANA, V36, P257; Trilles J.-P., 1975, B MUSEUM NATL HIST N, V318, P977; Veerapan N., 2000, UGC SAP MONOGRAPH SE; White A, 1847, LIST SPECIMENS CRUST; WILLIAMS LB, 1994, PARASITES PUERTO RIC97
Reproduction of the invasive bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii (Teleostei, Fistulariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea
No full textWe investigated the reproduction of the bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii, one of the most successful invaders of the Mediterranean Sea and Europe. The results highlighted a multiple spawning pattern with asynchronous oocyte development and an unrestricted testicular organization with cystic spermatogenesis. Eight maturity stages in females and four in males were described. The reproductive season lasted at least six months, from May to October, with a peak in August, but gravid specimens were observed up to December. The gonadosomatic index and condition factors were significantly correlated with water temperature. Spawning started at an average water temperature of 22°C. The species is reproductively adapted to the conditions occurring in the Mediterranean Sea and it is suggested that warming conditions could facilitate its success along the Northern and Western sectors of the basin. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.Agresti A, 2007, INTRO CATEGORICAL DA; Anderson Richard O., 1996, P447; Azzurro E, 2004, CYBIUM, V28, P72; Azzurro E, 2007, J APPL ICHTHYOL, V23, P640, DOI 10.1111-j.1439-0426.2007.00864.x; Azzurro E, 2011, PLOS ONE, V6, DOI 10.1371-journal.pone.0024885; Bariche Michel, 2011, Aqua, V17, P181; Bariche M, 2009, J APPL ICHTHYOL, V25, P460, DOI 10.1111-j.1439-0426.2008.01202.x; Bariche M, 2012, J BIOL RES-THESSALON, V17, P74; Bariche M, 2003, J FISH BIOL, V62, P129, DOI 10.1046-j.0022-1112.2003.000014.x; BEGOVAC PC, 1987, J MORPHOL, V193, P117, DOI 10.1002-jmor.1051930202; Ben Souissi J, 2004, VIE MILIEU, V54, P247; Bilecenoglu M, 2002, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V82, P525, DOI 10.1017-S0025315402005829; BOLGER T, 1989, J FISH BIOL, V34, P171, DOI 10.1111-j.1095-8649.1989.tb03300.x; Bowne Patricia S., 1994, P28; BRAEKEVE.CR, 1967, J MORPHOL, V123, P373, DOI 10.1002-jmor.1051230405; Carcupino M, 1999, J FISH BIOL, V55, P344, DOI 10.1111-j.1095-8649.1999.tb00683.x; Claereboudt MR, 2005, FISH RES, V73, P273, DOI 10.1016-j.fishres.2005.02.009; Coll M, 2010, PLOS ONE, V5, DOI 10.1371-journal.pone.0011842; Corsini M, 2002, J FISH BIOL, V61, P1061, DOI 10.1006-jfbi.2002.2115; DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway, 2008, FIST COMM; Dominici-Arosemena A, 2006, HELGOLAND MAR RES, V60, P287, DOI 10.1007-s10152-006-0045-4; Edelist D, 2011, ACTA ICHTHYOL PISCAT, V41, P129, DOI 10.3750-AIP2011.41.2.09; Fiorentino F., 2004, Biologia Marina Mediterranea, V11, P583; FRITZSCHE RA, 1976, B MAR SCI, V26, P196; Galil BS, 2009, BIOL INVASIONS, V11, P359, DOI 10.1007-s10530-008-9253-y; Galil BS, 2008, HYDROBIOLOGIA, V606, P105, DOI 10.1007-s10750-008-9342-z; Galloway BJ, 2006, J FISH BIOL, V69, P1788, DOI 10.1111-j.1095-8649.2006.01249.x; Garibaldi Fulvio, 2008, Aquatic Invasions, V3, P471, DOI 10.3391-ai.2008.3.4.21; Gell FR, 2002, MAR FRESHWATER RES, V53, P115, DOI 10.1071-MF01125; Golani D, 2000, J FISH BIOL, V56, P1545, DOI 10.1006-jfbi.2000.1263; GOLANI D, 1993, HYDROBIOLOGIA, V271, P109, DOI 10.1007-BF00007547; GOLANI D, 1991, J FISH BIOL, V38, P819, DOI 10.1111-j.1095-8649.1991.tb03621.x; Golani D, 2007, BIOLOGY LETT, V3, P541, DOI 10.1098-rsbl.2007.0308; GRIER HJ, 1981, AM ZOOL, V21, P345; Hoar WS, 1969, FISH PHYSIOL, V3, P1; Kalogirou S, 2007, BIOL INVASIONS, V9, P887, DOI 10.1007-s10530-006-9088-3; Kara M. 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First occurrence of native cymothoids parasites on introduced rabbitfishes in the Mediterranean sea
No full textThis paper presents the first record of two native Mediterranean cymothoid species caught attached to introduced Lessepsian rabbitfishes. This is also the first record of cymothoids from the coastal waters of Libya. Anilocra physodes was collected from Siganus luridus while Nerocila bivittata was found on both Siganus rivulatus and S. luridus. Rabbitfishes in the southern central Mediterranean have acquired native Mediterranean cymothoids but do not seem to be infested along the Levantine coast. © 2009 W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, PAS.Alas A, 2008, PARASITOL RES, V102, P645, DOI 10.1007-s00436-007-0805-3; Azzurro E, 2006, J EXP MAR BIOL ECOL, V333, P190, DOI 10.1016-j.jembe.2005.12.002; Bariche M., 2005, ZOOLOGY MIDDLE E, V34, P5; Bariche M, 2006, SYST PARASITOL, V64, P203, DOI 10.1007-s11230-006-9032-z; Bariche M, 2008, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V88, P85, DOI 10.1017-S0025315408000027; Bariche M, 2004, ENVIRON BIOL FISH, V70, P81, DOI 10.1023-B:EBFI.0000022928.15148.75; Ben-Tuvia A., 1985, MEDITERRANEAN MARINE, P367; Ben-Tuvia A., 1964, Bulletin of the State of Israel Sea Fishing Research Station, V37, P3; Bowman T. E., 1983, SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBU, V382, P1; BRUSCA RC, 1981, ZOOL J LINN SOC-LOND, V73, P117, DOI 10.1111-j.1096-3642.1981.tb01592.x; Bush AO, 1997, J PARASITOL, V83, P575, DOI 10.2307-3284227; CASSIER P., 1998, PARASITISME EQUILIBR; Charfi-Cheikhrouha F, 2000, SYST PARASITOL, V46, P143, DOI 10.1023-A:1006336516776; Colautti RI, 2004, ECOL LETT, V7, P721, DOI 10.1111-j.1461-0248.2004.00616.x; DIAMANT A, 1986, EUROPEAN AQUACULTURE, V9, P71; DIAMANT A, 1989, ENV QUALITY ECOSYSTE, V4, P187; Galil BS, 2008, HYDROBIOLOGIA, V606, P105, DOI 10.1007-s10750-008-9342-z; Hamza Abdel-Kader, 2000, Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii, V47, P205; Hassan M, 2003, J EXP MAR BIOL ECOL, V291, P219, DOI 10.1016-S0022-0981(03)00139-4; HORTON T, 2005, CRUSTACEANA, V77, P1145; Horton T, 2000, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V80, P1041, DOI 10.1017-S0025315400003106; KORNER HK, 1982, OECOLOGIA, V55, P248, DOI 10.1007-BF00384495; Ktari F., 1974, Bulletin Institut National Scientifique et Technique d'Oceanographie et de Peche de Salammbo, V3, P95; Ktari-Chakroun F, 1971, Bull Inst natn Scient Tech Oceanogr Peche Salammbo, V2, P49; Lester R. J. G., 1995, P475; Oktener Ahmet, 2004, Acta Adriatica, V45, P145; PAPACONSTANTINOU C, 1990, Scientia Marina, V54, P313; Pasternak Z, 2007, PARASITOL RES, V100, P721, DOI 10.1007-s00436-006-0330-9; Por F. D., 1978, ECOL STUD, V23, P228; RAIBAUT A, 1993, ADV PARASIT, V32, P367, DOI 10.1016-S0065-308X(08)60211-0; RAMDANE Z, 2007, B I NATL SCI TECHNIQ, V11, P29; Ramdane Z, 2007, BELG J ZOOL, V137, P67; RAMDANE Z, CYBIUM IN PRESS; Ruiz GM, 1997, AM ZOOL, V37, P621; Shakman Esmaile A., 2007, Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, V37, P7; STEINITZ WALTER, 1927, PUBBL STAZ ZOOL NAPOLI, V8, P311; Streftaris N, 2006, MEDITERR MAR SCI, V7, P87; Torchin ME, 2003, NATURE, V421, P628, DOI 10.1038-nature01346; Torchin ME, 2002, PARASITOLOGY, V124, pS137, DOI 10.1017-S0031182002001506; TORTONESE E, 1970, Doriana, V4, P1; Trilles JP, 1975, B MUSEUM NATL HIST N, V290, P303; Trilles JP, 2006, ACTA PARASITOL, V51, P223, DOI 10.2478-s11686-006-0035-3; Trilles J.-P., 1994, STUDIA MARINA, V21, P1; Woodland DJ, 1990, INDOPACIFIC FISHES, V19; Zibrowius H, 1992, MESOGEE, V51, P8322
Structure and biological characteristics of purse seine landings off the Lebanese coast (eastern Mediterranean)
No full textSmall pelagic fishes constitute most of the fish caught in the Mediterranean Sea and two thirds of the Lebanese landings. In this study, we present some biological parameters for the most common species collected during the fishing season. In Lebanon, juvenile pelagic fishes are attracted to floating lights and captured using purse seine nets. At least 32 species were collected but only 11 (mainly Engraulis encrasicolus, Sardina pilchardus, Sardinella aurita and Scomber japonicus) represented most of the catches. Weight-length relationships and different condition indices for common species were calculated. Most landed fishes were juveniles with a mean size of 11.3 ± 8.8 cm TL. Fish conditions exhibited a similar temporal pattern with a minimum recorded in July, probably due to interspecific food competition in the nurseries. The monitored fishing vessel landed about 15 tonnes of juvenile fishes during the 4-month fishing season while fishing effort remained constant. Size-ranges and length-frequency distributions showed that the dominant sizes ranged between 6 and 8 cm TL and that harvested fishes are smaller than the minimum size fished in neighbouring Mediterranean countries. The Lebanese purse seine fishery targets 0 age-class juvenile of many fishes in the nurseries, which is against sustainable fishing practices and has a potential impact on pelagic fish communities in the eastern Mediterranean. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.ALEEM A, 1969, GFCM STUD REV, V43; Anderson Richard O., 1996, P447; BARICHE M, IN PRESS HYDROBIOLOG; BRUSLE J, 2004, ECOPHYSIOLOGIE COMPO; CACAUD P, 2005, GFCM STUD REV, V75; Christensen V, 1996, REV FISH BIOL FISHER, V6, P417, DOI 10.1007-BF00164324; DOURADO OF, 1978, BRAZIL RES DEV SER, V18; FROESE R, 2004, FISH BASE; GERGES MA, 1976, ACTA ADRIATICA, V18, P23; Haimovici M., 2000, Naga, V23, P19; HALIM Y., 1976, ACTA ADRIAT, V18, P31; Koutrakis ET, 2003, J APPL ICHTHYOL, V19, P258, DOI 10.1046-j.1439-0426.2003.00456.x; Lleonart J, 2003, SCI MAR, V67, P37; Morey G, 2003, FISH RES, V62, P89, DOI 10.1016-S0165-7836(02)00250-3; MOUNEIMNE N, 1978, THESIS U P M CURIE P; Moutopoulos DK, 2002, J APPL ICHTHYOL, V18, P200, DOI 10.1046-j.1439-0426.2002.00281.x; Moyle PB, 2004, FISHES INTRO ICHTHYO; Por FD, 1978, ECOLOGICAL STUDIES, V23; QUIGNARD JP, 2000, BIOL MAR MEDITERR, V7, P66; ROBERTS CM, 1995, CONSERV BIOL, V9, P988, DOI 10.1046-j.1523-1739.1995.9050988.x; Taskavak E, 2001, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V81, P895, DOI 10.1017-S0025315401004805; Valle C, 2003, J APPL ICHTHYOL, V19, P261, DOI 10.1046-j.1439-0426.2003.00492.x; Zar JH, 1999, BIOSTATISTICAL ANAL77
Anilocra pilchardi n. sp., a new parasitic cymothoid isopod from off Lebanon (Eastern Mediterranean)
No full textAnilocra pilchardi n. sp. is described from several specimens collected mainly from clupeiform fishes from off Lebanon. Various stages of the parasite are considered: ovigerous and non-ovigerous females, male and intramarsupial larvae. Taxonomic comments on the relationship of A. pilchardi to other congeneric species are given. A. pilchardi belongs to a particular group of Anilocra species previously known only from the Indo-Pacific Region. © Springer 2006.Bariche M., 2005, ZOOLOGY MIDDLE E, V34, P5; Bowman T. E., 1983, SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBU, V382, P1; BRUCE NL, 1988, P BIOL SOC WASH, V101, P585; BRUCE N L, 1987, Records of the Australian Museum, V39, P85; Charfi-Cheikhrouha F, 2000, SYST PARASITOL, V46, P143, DOI 10.1023-A:1006336516776; Froese R, 2005, FISHBASE WORLD WIDE; Horton T, 2001, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V46, P181, DOI 10.3354-dao046181; HORTON T, 2005, CRUSTACEANA, V77, P1145; Monod T., 1934, Note Inst oceanogr Indochine, Vno. 23, P1; Monod T, 1931, ETATS SYRIE RICHESSE, P397; MONOD TH, 1933, MEM INST EGYPTE, V21, P161; MONOD T, 1933, B I EGYPTE, V15, P151; Oktener Ahmet, 2004, Acta Adriatica, V45, P145; Papapanagiotou EP, 1999, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V38, P235, DOI 10.3354-dao038235; Papapanagiotou EP, 2001, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V45, P237, DOI 10.3354-dao045237; Por F. D., 1978, ECOL STUD, V23, P228; TRILLES J-P, 1989, Acta Adriatica, V30, P279; Trilles J.P., 1977, Zoologische Meded Leiden, V52, P7; Trilles JP, 1975, B MUSEUM NATL HIST N, V290, P303; Trilles J.-P., 1994, STUDIA MARINA, V21, P1; TYRILLES JP, 1965, ANN PARASITOLOGIE HU, V40, P575; WILLIAMS EH, 1986, P BIOL SOC WASH, V99, P64778
Ceratothoa collaris (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) new to the eastern Mediterranean, with a redescription and comments on its distribution and host specificity
No full textCeratothoa collaris is reported for the first time outside its known geographical range, which was restricted to north-western African coasts (from Senegal to Tunisia). Many specimens of different developmental stages were collected off the Lebanese coast in the eastern Mediterranean. In addition to an update of the geographical range, synonymy and host specificity, an accurate redescription of the species is given on the basis of new and old materials. © 2008 Marine Biological Association in the United Kingdom.AVDEEV V, 1979, MAR BIOL, V2, P48; Bariche M., 2005, ZOOLOGY MIDDLE E, V34, P5; Bariche M, 2006, SYST PARASITOL, V64, P203, DOI 10.1007-s11230-006-9032-z; CAPAPE C, 1976, ARCH I PASTEUR TUNIS, V3, P197; CARUS IN, 1885, PRODROMUS FAUNAE MED; DOLLFUS RP, 1976, B MUSEUM NATL HIST N, V390, P821; Froese R., 2006, FISHBASE; Galil B., 2002, CRUSTACEANS DECAPODS, V2; Golani D., 2002, FISHES, V1; Horton T, 2001, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V46, P181, DOI 10.3354-dao046181; HORTON T, 2005, CRUSTACEANA, V77, P1145; Horton T, 2000, J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK, V80, P1041, DOI 10.1017-S0025315400003106; JUCHAULT P, 1965, SCIENCES, V260, P1783; Junoy J., 2003, Boletin Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, V19, P293; Kensley B., 1978, GUIDE MARINE ISOPODS; LUCAS H, 1978, EXPLORATION SCI ALGE, P1840; MAYER P, 2001, MITTEILUNGEN ZOOLOGI, V1, P165; MONOD T, 1924, B COMITE ETUDES HIST, V9, P67; MONOD T, 2006, ETATS SYRIE RICHESSE, P397; MONOD T, 1925, ETUDES HIST SCI AFRI, P93; Monod T., 1924, Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique Paris, V49, P31; Montalente G., 1948, Archivio di Oceanografia e Limnologia Roma, V5, P25; Montalenti Giuseppe, 1941, PUBBL STAZ ZOOL NAPOLI, V18, P337; Oktener Ahmet, 2004, Acta Adriatica, V45, P145; Papapanagiotou EP, 1999, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V38, P235, DOI 10.3354-dao038235; Papapanagiotou EP, 2001, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V45, P237, DOI 10.3354-dao045237; Por F.D., 1978, ECOLOGICAL STUDIES; RAIBAUT A, 1993, ADV PARASIT, V32, P367, DOI 10.1016-S0065-308X(08)60211-0; RODRIGUEZS N, 2006, B I ESPANOL OCEANOGR, V17, P149; Rokicki J., 1986, Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, V15, P95; ROKICKI J, 1984, NAUKOWE ROZPAWY MONO, V50, P1; SCHIOEDTE J. C., 1883, NATURHISTORISK TID 3, V13, P281; STEPHENSON A B, 1976, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, V13, P167; TRIFLES JP, 2004, DIS AQUAT ORGAN, V61, P235; TRILLES J-P, 1989, Acta Adriatica, V30, P279; TRILLES J-P, 1969, Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France, V94, P433; Trilles J.P., 1977, Zoologische Meded Leiden, V52, P7; Trilles JP, 2006, ACTA PARASITOL, V51, P223, DOI 10.2478-s11686-006-0035-3; Trilles J.-P., 1994, STUDIA MARINA, V21, P1; TRILLES JP, 1979, B I FONDAMENTAL AF A, V41, P513; TRILLES JP, 1972, B MUSEUM NATL HIST N, V91, P1231; TRILLES J-P, 1986, Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales, V8, P617; TRILLES JP, 1972, B MUS NATN HIST NAT, V91, P1191; TRITTES J, 1973, B MUSEUM NATL HIST 3, V114, P273; WEINSTEIN MP, 1977, FISH B-NOAA, V75, P875; Zenetos A, 2003, MOLLUSCS, V345
Lack of a genetic bottleneck in a recent Lessepsian bioinvader, the blue-barred parrotfish, Scarus ghobban
No full textThe present study investigates the genetic diversity of Scarus ghobban, a recently introduced parrotfish in the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. Two mitochondrial and one nuclear DNA regions were sequenced and phylogenetic relationships investigated, from samples collected from Lebanon and across its natural range. Scarus ghobban clustered in two major clades, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, indicating strong population structure, or cryptic speciation. Expectedly, Mediterranean samples clustered with Indian Ocean-Red Sea individuals. However, unlike other recent Lessepsian invaders, S. ghobban displayed high genetic diversity. These results underscore that genetic diversity is a poor predictor of success of an invasive species. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Azzurro E, 2006, J EXP MAR BIOL ECOL, V333, P190, DOI 10.1016-j.jembe.2005.12.002; BARICHE M, 2005, JMBA2 BIODIVERSITY R; Bucciarelli G, 2002, J EXP MAR BIOL ECOL, V273, P143, DOI 10.1016-S0022-0981(02)00138-7; Chow S, 1998, MOL ECOL, V7, P1255; FELSENSTEIN J, 1985, EVOLUTION, V39, P783, DOI 10.2307-2408678; Galil BS, 2008, HYDROBIOLOGIA, V606, P105, DOI 10.1007-s10750-008-9342-z; Golani D, 2000, J FISH BIOL, V56, P1545, DOI 10.1006-jfbi.2000.1263; Golani D, 2007, BIOLOGY LETT, V3, P541, DOI 10.1098-rsbl.2007.0308; Golani Daniel, 2005, Zoology in the Middle East, V36, P27; Goren M, 2002, CYBIUM, V26, P239; Hassan M, 2005, J FISH BIOL, V66, P865, DOI 10.1111-j.1095-8649.2005.00643.x; Hassan M, 2003, J EXP MAR BIOL ECOL, V291, P219, DOI 10.1016-S0022-0981(03)00139-4; Posada D, 1998, BIOINFORMATICS, V14, P817, DOI 10.1093-bioinformatics-14.9.817; Quenouille B, 2004, MOL PHYLOGENET EVOL, V31, P66, DOI 10.1016-s1055-7903(03)00278-1; Rozas J, 2003, BIOINFORMATICS, V19, P2496, DOI 10.1093-bioinformatics-btg359; Sambrook J., 1989, MOL CLONING LAB MANU; Sax D. F., 2005, SPECIES INVASIONS IN; Shimodaira H, 1999, MOL BIOL EVOL, V16, P1114; Swofford D. L, 2003, PAUP PHYLOGENETIC AN; Zwickl D, 2006, GARLI GENETIC ALGORI22
Structure and biological characteristics of purse seine landings off the Lebanese coast (eastern Mediterranean)
No full textSmall pelagic fishes constitute most of the fish caught in the Mediterranean Sea and two thirds of the Lebanese landings. In this study, we present some biological parameters for the most common species collected during the fishing season. In Lebanon, juvenile pelagic fishes are attracted to floating lights and captured using purse seine nets. At least 32 species were collected but only 11 (mainly Engraulis encrasicolus, Sardina pilchardus, Sardinella aurita and Scomber japonicus) represented most of the catches. Weight–length relationships and different condition indices for common species were calculated. Most landed fishes were juveniles with a mean size of 11.3 ± 8.8 cm TL. Fish conditions exhibited a similar temporal pattern with a minimum recorded in July, probably due to interspecific food competition in the nurseries. The monitored fishing vessel landed about 15 tonnes of juvenile fishes during the 4-month fishing season while fishing effort remained constant. Size-ranges and length–frequency distributions showed that the dominant sizes ranged between 6 and 8 cm TL and that harvested fishes are smaller than the minimum size fished in neighbouring Mediterranean countries. The Lebanese purse seine fishery targets 0 age-class juvenile of many fishes in the nurseries, which is against sustainable fishing practices and has a potential impact on pelagic fish communities in the eastern Mediterranea
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