A Risk Screening Study on the Potential Invasiveness of Lessepsian fishes in the South-Eastern Coasts of Anatolia

Bilge, Gökçen; Filiz, Halit; Yapıcı, Sercan; Tarkan, Ali Serhan; Vilizzi, Lorenzo

doi:10.3750/aiep/02422

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“…The present study complements other AS‐ISK based assessments of NNS undertaken in wider Arabia and the eastern Mediterranean (i.e. Bilge, Filiz, Yapici, Tarkan, & Vilizzi, ; Tarkan, Sarı, et al, ; Tarkan, Vilizzi, et al, ), further highlighting the usefulness of AS‐ISK for NNS management in the Inner and Middle RSA. It also provides wider validation of the ability of AS‐ISK to identify NNS risk in a variety of aquatic environments, including those with more specialized and extreme climatic conditions, as well as to assist in NNS management of both extant and horizon species.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…FishBase; http://www.fishbase.org; cf. Bilge, Filiz, Yapici, Tarkan & Vilizzi, ; Glamuzina et al, ; Li, Chen, Wang, & Copp, ; Tarkan, Sarı, İlhan, Kurtul, & Vilizzi, ; Tarkan, Vilizzi, et al, ; Zięba, Vilizzi, & Copp, ), this study adopted an ‘integrated approach’ to determine the a priori invasiveness status of species in all other aquatic organism groups (other than freshwater and marine fishes and lampreys, as identified in AS‐ISK) due to the more limited information available.…”

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Identifying potentially invasive non‐native marine and brackish water species for the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman

Clarke

Vilizzi

Lee

et al. 2020

Global Change Biology

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Invasive non‐native species (NNS) are internationally recognized as posing a serious threat to global biodiversity, economies and human health. The identification of invasive NNS is already established, those that may arrive in the future, their vectors and pathways of introduction and spread, and hotspots of invasion are important for a targeted approach to managing introductions and impacts at local, regional and global scales. The aim of this study was to identify which marine and brackish NNS are already present in marine systems of the northeastern Arabia area (Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman) and of these which ones are potentially invasive, and which species have a high likelihood of being introduced in the future and negatively affect biodiversity. Overall, 136 NNS were identified, of which 56 are already present in the region and a further 80 were identified as likely to arrive in the future, including fish, tunicates, invertebrates, plants and protists. The Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS‐ISK) was used to identify the risk of NNS being (or becoming) invasive within the region. Based on the AS‐ISK basic risk assessment (BRA) thresholds, 36 extant and 37 horizon species (53.7% of all species) were identified as high risk. When the impact of climate change on the overall assessment was considered, the combined risk score (BRA+CCA) increased for 38.2% of all species, suggesting higher risk under warmer conditions, including the highest‐risk horizon NNS the green crab Carcinus maenas, and the extant macro‐alga Hypnea musciformis. This is the first horizon‐scanning exercise for NNS in the region, thus providing a vital baseline for future management. The outcome of this study is the prioritization of NNS to inform decision‐making for the targeted monitoring and management in the region to prevent new bio‐invasions and to control existing species, including their potential for spread.

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Identifying potentially invasive non‐native marine and brackish water species for the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman

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Vilizzi

Lee

et al. 2020

Global Change Biology

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“…To this end, a priori categorisation for invasiveness was based on a four‐step approach as follows: (a) similar to previous applications of the FISK to freshwater fishes (see Vilizzi et al., 2019) and AS‐ISK (i.e. Bilge, Filiz, Yapici, Tarkan, & Vilizzi, 2019; Dodd, Vilizzi, Bean, Davison, & Copp, 2019; Glamuzina et al., 2017; Interesova, Vilizzi, & Copp, 2020; Li, Chen, Wang, & Copp, 2017; Tarkan, Sarı, İlhan, Kurtul, & Vilizzi, 2017a; Tarkan et al., 2017b; Uyan et al., 2020), a preliminary search was made of FishBase (Froese & Pauly, 2019) for any reference to the species’ threat to humans, with the species categorised a priori as invasive if listed as “potential pest” and as non‐invasive if listed as “harmless”; (b) in case the species was listed as either “not evaluated” or “absent” in the above database, then a search was made of the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD: http://www.iucngisd.org), with the species categorised a priori as invasive if listed therein; (c) in case the species was absent from the GISD, then an additional search was made of the continent‐level lists for invasive species in “Africa,” “Asia,” “Europe,” “North‐America” and “South‐Africa” (the lists for each of these can be obtained by adding the above‐quoted continent name to the following URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_invasive_species_in_), whereby the species was categorised a priori as “invasive” if it appeared in the generated list; finally, (d) in case the species was absent from any of the previous databases, then a Google Scholar (literature) search was performed (using the keywords “invasive,” “invasiveness” and “impact” along with that of the taxon) to check whether at least one peer‐reviewed reference in support was found. The latter was then taken as “sufficient evidence” for categorising the species a priori as invasive; whereas the species was categorised a priori as non‐invasive if no evidence was found.…”

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Identifying invasive fish species threats to RAMSAR wetland sites in the Caspian Sea region—A case study of the Anzali Wetland Complex (Iran)

Moghaddas

Abdoli

Kiabi

et al. 2020

Fisheries Management Eco

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Risk screening tools play a crucial role in identifying potential high‐risk non‐native (NN) fish species. In this study, potentially invasive NN fish species in the Anzali Wetland Complex (AWC), which is located on the south coast of the Caspian Sea (Iran), were identified using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS‐ISK). Twenty‐nine freshwater fish species were screened of which 13 exist in the AWC and 16 in close proximity to it (“horizon” species). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that AS‐ISK could discriminate reliably between non‐invasive and invasive fish species for the AWC. Mean threshold scores were 3.25 for the Basic Risk Assessment (BRA) and 11.75 for the BRA + CCA (BRA + Climate Change Assessment), and these, respectively, classified 89.7% and 86.2% of the species as high risk. The CCA resulted in an increase in the BRA scores for 86.2% of the species, suggesting the need to account in future NN species management for a likely increased invasiveness of those species under future climate conditions. These results suggest that AS‐ISK could prove an effective tool for identifying potentially invasive NN freshwater fishes in other wetlands of the Caspian Sea basin.

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“…The stomach was removed from the oesophageal region and preserved in 4% buffered formalin for 24 h, stored in 70% ethanol in marked containers, and analysed. Species was screened with the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK) for their potential invasiveness in the Mediterranean Sea-the Risk Assessment (RA) area (see Bilge et al 2019). The specimen was deposited in the Museum of the Faculty of Fisheries, Mugla Sitki Kocman University (catalogue number MUSUF/PIS-2018-1).…”

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First record of the blackbar hogfish, Bodianus speciosus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Labridae), in the Mediterranean Sea

Filiz¹,

Sevingel²,

Cerim³

et al. 2019

Acta Ichthyol. Piscat.

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In this report, a very intriguing (although isolated) occurrence record of blackbar hogfish, Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825), is being made, at a significant distance from its known range. This record could be a useful addition to our understanding of alien species and their appearance in new areas, especially considering its relatively large size. The specimen was captured by spearfishing on a rocky bottom at the depth of 11 m in Horozgediği Bay (Aegean Sea, Turkey, Aliağa, 38°44′57.5′′N, 26°53′47.3′′E). Standard length (SL), fork length (FL), total length (TL), total net weight (W), age, and stomach content were analysed. The specimen was a 4-yearold female and, measuring 267 mm TL and weighing 354.95 g. Examination of the stomach content indicated that the specimen was feeding on Mollusca and Crustacea. Based on our knowledge on the biology and distribution of the species, the best explanation for its presence in the eastern Mediterranean is translocation, presumably as an aquarium release, which is known, important introduction vector to the Mediterranean Sea.

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A Risk Screening Study on the Potential Invasiveness of Lessepsian fishes in the South-Eastern Coasts of Anatolia

Cited by 33 publications

References 20 publications

Identifying potentially invasive non‐native marine and brackish water species for the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman

Identifying potentially invasive non‐native marine and brackish water species for the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman

Identifying invasive fish species threats to RAMSAR wetland sites in the Caspian Sea region—A case study of the Anzali Wetland Complex (Iran)

First record of the blackbar hogfish, Bodianus speciosus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Labridae), in the Mediterranean Sea

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