First record of the Indian anchovy Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Fricke, Ronald; Golani, D.; Appelbaum-Golani, Brenda

doi:10.3391/bir.2015.4.4.11

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“…The ichthyofaunal structure of the Eastern Mediterranean is highly dynamic owing to the continuous increment of Indo‐Pacific species. The number of Lessepsian fishes in the Levant Basin has exceeded 100 (Fricke, Golani, & Appelbaum‐Golani, ; Golani, Askarov, & Dashevsky, ; Rothman & Goren, ; Rothman, Stern, & Goren, ). This number constitutes nearly a quarter of teleost species inhabiting this area (Froese & Pauly, ; Golani, Ozturk, & Basusta, ).…”

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The trend of lessepsian fish populations with an emphasis on temperature variations in Iskenderun Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean

Mavruk

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Yeldan

et al. 2017

Fisheries Oceanography

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The fish assemblages of the Eastern Mediterranean are highly variable owing to the Lessepsian migration. So far, there has been limited discussion about the temporal variation of Lessepsian populations, which may be a key to better understanding the establishment, persistence and spreading dynamics of these species. The objective of this study was, therefore, to develop an understanding of inter‐annual variations of Lessepsian fish populations through investigating the effects of climate conditions. For this purpose, we evaluated the data obtained from the seasonal bottom trawl surveys conducted over the course of 12 years, from 2004 to 2015, at the infra‐littoral zone of Iskenderun Bay. Our results indicated that Lessepsians constituted 27%, 62% and 85% of total teleost fishes in the number of species (LS‐%), biomass (LW‐%) and abundance (LN‐%), respectively. The linear trends showed that the dominance of Lessepsian fishes increased with annual rates of 1.9 (p < .01, LS‐%), 2.77 (p < .01, LW‐%) and 1.43% (p < .05, LN‐%) per year during the study period. In contrast, seasonal trend decomposition based on GAMMs revealed that the true shape of trends was non‐linear. The majority of the new Lessepsians entered the study area after 2009 when warmer conditions prevailed. Those new invaders such as Nemipterus randalli, Pomadasys stridens and Apogon smithi successfully settled in a short time and remarkably altered the composition of fish assemblages after 2010. We found that variations of lessepsian fish assemblages were correlated with the increase of annual minima and average values of sea surface temperature.

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The trend of lessepsian fish populations with an emphasis on temperature variations in Iskenderun Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean

Mavruk

Bengil²,

Yeldan

et al. 2017

Fisheries Oceanography

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“…Up to the present, two Indo‐Pacific anchovy species ( Stolephorus insularis and Stolephorus indicus ) were recorded in the Mediterranean Sea (Dalyan, Yemişken, Erguden, Turan, & Eryilmaz, ; Fricke, Golani, & Appelbaum‐Golani, ; Fricke et al., ). Encrasicholina punctifer is easily distinguishable from the native Engraulis encrasicolus by the presence of pre‐pelvic scutes, which are a morphological characteristic of both Stolephorus and Encrasicholina genera.…”

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“…Biological invasions will further increase with the deepening of the Suez Canal (Galil, Boero, Campbell, Carlton, & Cook, 2015;Galil, Boero, Fraschetti, Piraino, & Campbell, 2015). Studies indicate the presence of 570 to 1,000 Lessepsian species in the Levantine basin, including 96 alien fish species (Fricke, Golani, & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015;Golani, 2010;Zenetos et al, 2012), have vital ecological and financial consequences. Monitoring of the fish stocks is highly critical and can provide valuable information for management.…”

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First record of the buccaneer anchovy Encrasicholina punctifer (Fowler, 1938) (Clupeiformes; Engraulidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, confirmed through DNA barcoding

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“…This would mean that the number of Trachurus species in the Mediterranean Sea is now five: T. trachurus , T. mediterraneus , T. picturatus , T. indicus , and T. declivis . This would bring the number of alien fish species recorded in Mediterranean waters to now more than 98 (Fricke, Golani, & Appelbaum‐Golani, ; Gurlek, Erguden, Doğdu, & Turan, ; Shevy, Rothman, & Goren, ; Stern, Rinkevich, & Goren, ; Turan et al., ).…”

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First record of greenback horse mackerel, Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841) in the Mediterranean Sea

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First record of the Indian anchovy Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Cited by 19 publications

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The trend of lessepsian fish populations with an emphasis on temperature variations in Iskenderun Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean

The trend of lessepsian fish populations with an emphasis on temperature variations in Iskenderun Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean

First record of the buccaneer anchovy Encrasicholina punctifer (Fowler, 1938) (Clupeiformes; Engraulidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, confirmed through DNA barcoding

First record of greenback horse mackerel, Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841) in the Mediterranean Sea

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