First documented occurrence of Kyphosus incisor in the Mediterranean Sea

Azzurro, Ernesto; Peña-Rivas, Luis; Lloris, Domingo; Bariche, Michel

doi:10.1017/s1755267213000717

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“…In the eastern Mediterraenan sectors, Siganidae underwent a population explosion becoming dominant within the rocky reef fish community (Harmelin-Vivien et al , 2005). According to our findings, the densities of S. luridus in the Malta and Lampedusa islands are far less than the numbers registered in the Levantine rocky shore (which can reach the number of 20 ind./125 m −2 ) and still comparable with the ones recorded during the initial colonization (Azzurro, 2006).…”

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The rocky-reef fish assemblages of Malta and Lampedusa islands (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea): a visual census study in a changing biogeographical sector

2013

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The rising impact of invasive species and climate change on Mediterranean fish biodiversity highlight the urgency to evaluate the current status of natural assemblages. Here we investigated the rocky-reef fish of Malta and Lampedusa (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea), two islands of high biogeographical importance subjected to a different level of protection and anthropic pressure. By using underwater visual census, a total of 192 counts were performed in May–June and September–October 2007 using a hierarchical spatial design and four depth layers. Overall, 23 families and 61 different taxa were recorded. Out of them, two highly invasive species were censused (i.e. Siganus luridus and Fistularia commersonii) with relatively low abundances. Native Labridae and Sparidae shape the assemblage structure of both islands, and thermophilic species such as Sparisoma cretense and Thalassoma pavo occur with high densities. The fish assemblages of Malta and Lampedusa were relatively similar in species composition, richness and total abundance. Nevertheless, multivariate analysis depicted significant differences between these two islands, mainly attributable to the unevenness of Labridae. Significant differences in the size distribution of the most abundant species were detected between islands, with parallel variation across time. The pattern of spatio-temporal variability of the whole assemblage structure strongly resembled that of nekto-benthic fish, hence pointing out the relevance of this guild as an indicator species group in future monitoring activity. This study will serve as a current baseline against which future changes in the central Mediterranean fish assemblages can be assessed.

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The rocky-reef fish assemblages of Malta and Lampedusa islands (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea): a visual census study in a changing biogeographical sector

2013

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“…As occurred with other warm-water affinity fishes found in Galician waters, K. vaigiensis was previously recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, where it was reported under the synonym, K. incisor (Azzurro et al 2013), a misidentification of K. sectatrix (Ligas et al 2011) finally clarified by Knudsen and Clements (2013), or with its current name (Mannino et al 2015). This seems to confirm a general and gradual northward displacement of these species in the eastern Atlantic, using the Gibraltar Strait as an escape valve in this migration to the north.…”

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“…Over the last few decades kyphosid catch records for the Atlantic and Mediterranean have experienced an increased number of observations. For the Mediterranean Sea, new records of K. sectatrix (Ligas et al 2011, Kiparissis et al 2012 and K. incisor (Azzurro et al 2013) have been reported successively. For the European Atlantic waters, specimens of K. sectatrix have been reported sporadically in the Macaronesian islands, south of Portugal, northwest of Spain and in the Bay of Biscay (Bañón et al 2010, Canas et al 2005, Quéro et al 2009).…”

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Integrative taxonomy supports the presence of two species of <em>Kyphosus</em> (Perciformes: Kyphosidae) in Atlantic European waters

2017

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Summary:The taxonomic identification of one Kyphosus sectatrix and two Kyphosus vaigiensis specimens caught in the European Atlantic waters of Galicia, northwestern Spain, was carried out by means of integrative taxonomy, combining the examination of morphological characters and DNA barcodes. Taxonomical assignation based on morphological characters of these specimens was tested by comparing their COI sequences with available data of Kyphosus deposited in public repositories. The resulting neighbour-joining tree defined four clades corresponding to Barcode Index Number (BIN) and indicated that some nucleotide sequences from Kyphosus, previously deposited, probably originate from misidentified specimens, as would be expected from cryptic and sympatric species. The specimens of Kyphosus vaigiensis represent a new record for the waters of Galicia and the northernmost record in the eastern Atlantic. This kind of herbivorous tropical fishes could play an important role in the tropho-dynamic context of this temperate coastal ecosystem.Keywords: Kyphosus vaigiensis; Kyphosus sectatrix; molecular systematic; northern limit; Galician waters; ichthyogeography. Identificación de dos especies de Kyphosus (Perciformes: Kyphosidae) en aguas del Atlántico europeo mediante taxonomía integrativaResumen: Un ejemplar de Kyphosus sectatrix y dos de Kyphosus vaigiensis fueron capturados en aguas del Atlántico europeo, en Galicia, al noroeste de España. La identificación se llevó a cabo mediante taxonomía integradora, combinando el examen de caracteres morfológicos y códigos de barras de ADN. La asignación taxonómica basada en los caracteres morfológicos de estos especímenes fue testada comparando sus secuencias de COI con los datos de Kyphosus depositados en los repositorios públicos. El árbol filogenético resultante definió cuatro clados correspondientes al número de índice de códigos de barras (BIN), e indicó que algunas secuencias de nucleótidos de Kyphosus, previamente depositadas, provienen probablemente de especímenes identificados erróneamente, como cabría esperar de especies crípticas y simpátricas. Los especímenes de Kyphosus vaigiensis representan un registro nuevo para las aguas de Galicia y el más septentrional en el Atlántico oriental. La proliferación de peces tropicales herbívoros podría desempeñar un papel importante en el contexto trofo-dinámico del ecosistema costero templado.

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“…So far it has been observed only twice in the Mediterranean Sea: in the vicinity of Almuñécar (Granada, Western Mediterranean Sea) in June 1998 (Azzurro et al, 2013) and along the Ligurian coast (Camogli) in 2009 (Orsi Relini et al, 2011).…”

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New Mediterranean Marine biodiversity records (December, 2013)

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Based on recent biodiversity studies carried out in different parts of the Mediterranean, the following 19 species are included as new records on the floral or faunal lists of the relevant ecosystems: the green algae Penicillus capitatus (Maltese waters); the nemertean Amphiporus allucens (Iberian Peninsula, Spain); the salp Salpa maxima (Syria); the opistobranchs Felimida britoi and Berghia coerulescens (Aegean Sea, Greece); the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus (central-west Mediterranean and Ionian Sea, Italy); Randall's threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli, the broadbanded cardinalfish Apogon fasciatus and the goby Gobius kolombatovici (Aegean Sea, Turkey); the reticulated leatherjack Stephanolepis diaspros and the halacarid Agaue chevreuxi (Sea of Marmara, Turkey); the slimy liagora Ganonema farinosum, the yellowstripe barracuda Sphyraena chrysotaenia, the rayed pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata radiata and the Persian conch Conomurex persicus (south-eastern Kriti, Greece); the blenny Microlipophrys dalmatinus and the bastard grunt Pomadasys incisus (Ionian Sea, Italy); the brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus (north-eastern Levant, Turkey); the blue-crab Callinectes sapidus (Corfu, Ionian Sea, Greece). In addition, the findings of the following rare species improve currently available biogeographical knowledge: the oceanic pufferfish Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Malta); the yellow sea chub Kyphosus incisor (Almuñécar coast of Spain); the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus and the shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus (north-eastern Levant, Turkey).

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First documented occurrence of Kyphosus incisor in the Mediterranean Sea

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

The rocky-reef fish assemblages of Malta and Lampedusa islands (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea): a visual census study in a changing biogeographical sector

The rocky-reef fish assemblages of Malta and Lampedusa islands (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea): a visual census study in a changing biogeographical sector

Integrative taxonomy supports the presence of two species of <em>Kyphosus</em> (Perciformes: Kyphosidae) in Atlantic European waters

New Mediterranean Marine biodiversity records (December, 2013)

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