Northern extension of the range of the vadigo Campogramma glaycos (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Adriatic Sea

Abstract

One juvenile specimen of the vadigo Campogramma glaycos was caught on 5 December 2000 in Piran Bay (northern Adriatic). This represents a northernmost extension in the known range of this species in the Adriatic Sea (and Mediterranean), and first record of a juvenile specimen in the Adriatic Sea.

Multi‐gene phylogeny of jacks and pompanos (Carangidae), including placement of monotypic vadigo Campogramma glaycos

“…The monotypic C. glaycos is a pelagic or epi-benthic fish inhabiting shallow waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to Senegal and the western Mediterranean Sea including the Adriatic Sea (Smith-Vaniz, 1986;Dulčić et al, 2003). Taxonomically, this species had been placed within the subfamily Naucratinae based on a shared combination of three morphological traits, namely a lateral line without scutes, a tapering cylindrical (terete) body and an anal-fin base shorter than the second dorsal-fin base (Smith-Vaniz & Staiger, 1973).…”

Note on Occurrence of Jaydia queketti (Osteichthyes: Apogonidae) from the Bycatch of Tropical Trawl Fishery

“…The migration of marine species across different Seas could be attributed by the man-made ecosystem alterations and climatic change 11,12 . Moreover, studying the new population driven by man-made alterations and natural selection is the critical concern for the conversion of marine biodiversity.…”

“…The distribution of this species might be due to the recent changes in environmental and other oceanological features of Gulf of Mannar. Fish species movements towards higher latitudes are due to change climate conditions as fish distribution is affected due to the increases or decrease in sea temperature 12 .…”