First record of the moray eel &lt;i&gt;Gymnothorax reticularis&lt;/i&gt;, Bloch, 1795 in the Mediterranean Sea, with a note on its taxonomy and distribution

Stern, Nir; Goren, Menachem

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3641.2.8

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“…Predicting and understanding the mechanisms related to a successful invasion is a long sought ecological goal (Kolar & Lodge, ; Drake et al , ; Simberloff, ; Briski et al , ). The high values of abundance and biomass of N. randalli reported in this study off the Israeli coast have been maintained to 2013 (Stern & Goren, ; unpubl. data).…”

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Distribution and population structure of the alien Indo‐Pacific Randall's threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Stern

Levitt

Galil

et al. 2014

Journal of Fish Biology

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As part of a comprehensive study of trawl fishery catch off Israel (Ashdod) and Turkey (Iskenderun and Antalya) conducted during 2008-2011, the population explosion of Nemipterus randalli, first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in the beginning of 2005, was documented. The smallest individuals occurred on deeper bottoms (120 m), significantly more individuals were collected at night, and juvenile recruitment to the commercial fishery occurred during November and December at 40 m depth.

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Distribution and population structure of the alien Indo‐Pacific Randall's threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Stern

Levitt

Galil

et al. 2014

Journal of Fish Biology

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“…Known from India, Pakistan, Mozambique, and the Red Sea. Both Red Sea specimens trawled off Jizan from soft substrata, from a depth of 50-65 m. Reported also from the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Stern & Goren (2013). Remarks.…”

Section: Gymnothorax Reticularis Bloch 1795-reticulate Moraymentioning

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Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species

Smith

Bogorodsky

Mal

et al. 2019

Zootaxa

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Thirty-eight species of moray eels (Muraenidae) from the Red Sea are reported in an updated review. A species account is provided for each species, along with a full synonymy of all nominal species described from the Red Sea. One species is new to science, G. pharaonis, and two species are new for the Red Sea, Gymnothorax phasmatodes (Smith) and Scuticaria tigrina (Lesson). Gymnothorax pharaonis n. sp. is a common species that has long been misidentified as G. undulatus (Lacepède), although it more closely resembles G. margaritophorus Bleeker, to which it is closely related phylogenetically. It is characterized by the following combination of characters: total vertebrae 123–128; body slender, depth at anus 17–28 in TL; maxillary teeth biserial, dentary and vomerine teeth in a single row; color brown with irregular dendritic pale markings, not interconnected or chain-like, with oblique, conspicuous, parallel streaks posteriorly in dorsal fin. The new record of the distinctive whitish G. phasmatodes is based on an underwater photograph taken at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The new record of Scuticaria tigrina is based on a specimen collected from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and underwater photographs taken from the northern part of the Red Sea. Based on an integrative taxonomical approach by a combination of morphological and phylogenetic analyses and re-examination of holotype specimens, Gymnothorax cinerascens (Rüppell) is resurrected as a valid species, and it is shown that previous records of G. hepaticus (Rüppell), with which it has previously been synonymized, should refer to G. cinerascens. The true G. hepaticus is redescribed based on examination of the holotype and additional specimens collected during the course of this study. The two species are distinguished by the color of the jaws, the position of the median intermaxillary teeth, and a slight difference in the preanal length. They are also clearly distinct genetically. The Red Sea record of Gymnothorax atolli (Pietschmann) is based on an error, possibly a misidentification of G. griseus (Lacepède). A key to the species of Red Sea moray eels and a phylogenetic tree of presently known lineages of Indo-Pacific moray eels are provided including recently collected Red Sea specimens.

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“…The literature on invasive fish in the Mediterranean reveals wide ranges of invasive taxa, episodes and species distributions, with esoteric documentations for just a single specimen records (Salameh et al, 2011;Stern & Goren, 2013), as opposed to cases that demonstrate a rapid population outburst Stern et al, 2014) and a quick geographic spread throughout the entire Mediterranean Sea (Karachle et al, 2004).…”

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The arrival of a second ‘Lessepsian sprinter’? A first record of the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba in the Eastern Mediterranean

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Here we document the first occurrence of the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba in the Levantine Basin. This species identity has been confirmed using morphological and molecular tools, and is presented here with simplified illustrations for accurate future identification. This report voices a concern regarding another blitz invasion of a cornetfish into the Mediterranean, following its Lessepsian sprinter congeneric, F. commersonii, one of the most efficacious invaders of the Mediterranean Sea. The wide intra-specific genetic distances found between sympatric F. petimba specimens in the available literature resources may also demonstrate the presence of cryptic diversity within this taxon.

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First record of the moray eel <i>Gymnothorax reticularis</i>, Bloch, 1795 in the Mediterranean Sea, with a note on its taxonomy and distribution

Cited by 14 publications

References 7 publications

Distribution and population structure of the alien Indo‐Pacific Randall's threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Distribution and population structure of the alien Indo‐Pacific Randall's threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species

The arrival of a second ‘Lessepsian sprinter’? A first record of the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba in the Eastern Mediterranean

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