The largescaled terapon <i>Terapon theraps</i>: a new Indo‐Pacific fish in the Mediterranean Sea

Lipej, Lovrenc; Mavrič, Borut; Žiža, Valter; Dulčić, Jakov

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02047.x

Cited by 17 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…It is well known that the biodiversity of the Mediterranean is continuously enriched by species of Indo-Pacific and Red Sea origin (Lipej et al, 2008). The process, known as Lessepsian migration, also affects the Adriatic Sea, including its northernmost portion.…”

Section: Possible Impact Of the Bios Mechanism On The Adriatic Biodivmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the impact of the Bimodal Oscillating System (BiOS) on the biogeochemistry and biology of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas (Eastern Mediterranean)

et al. 2010

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract. Analysis of 20-year time-series of the vertically averaged salinity and nutrient data in the Southern Adriatic shows that the two parameters are subject to strong decadal variability. In addition, it is documented that nutrient and salinity variations are out of phase. Nutrients in the Ionian and in the Adriatic vary in parallel except that generally the nutrient content in the Adriatic is lower than in the Ionian, a fact that has been attributed to primary producer consumption following the winter convective mixing. As shown earlier, North Ionian Gyre (NIG) changes its circulation sense on a decadal scale due to the Bimodal Oscillating System, i.e. the feedback mechanism between the Adriatic and Ionian. Cyclonic circulation causes a downwelling of the nitracline along the borders of the NIG and a decrease in the nutrient content of the water flowing into the Adriatic across the Otranto Strait, and vice versa. In addition, the highly oligotrophic central area of the Ionian shows annual blooms only during cyclonic NIG circulation. Inversion of the sense of the NIG results in the advection of Modified Atlantic Water or of the Levantine/Eastern Mediterranean waters in the Adriatic. Here, we show that the presence of allochtonous organisms from Atlantic/Western Mediterranean and Eastern Mediterranean/temperate zone in the Adriatic are concurrent with the anticyclonic and cyclonic circulations of the NIG, respectively. On the basis of the results presented, a revision of the theory of Adriatic ingressions formulated in the early 1950s is proposed.

show abstract

Section: Possible Impact Of the Bios Mechanism On The Adriatic Biodivmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the impact of the Bimodal Oscillating System (BiOS) on the biogeochemistry and biology of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas (Eastern Mediterranean)

et al. 2010

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This species probably arrived in the northern Adriatic sea by following a slow boat or together with pelagic jellyfishes, floating wrecks or drifting algae. More recently (2007), Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829 was caught in the waters off Piran (Slovenia) (Lipej et al, 2008). The orange-spotted goby Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & Miller, 2000 (Actinopteri: Perciformes: Gobiidae) was very recently described from the northern Adriatic Sea (Island of Krk, Croatia) (Kovačić & Miller, 2000).…”

Section: Figmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (October 2015)

Crocetta

Agius

Balistreri³

et al. 2015

Medit. Mar. Sci.

Self Cite

101

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Adding Fistularia commersonii (LIPEJ et al, 2008) is of particular interest since its record was the first for the Mediterranean; furthermore, it was found at great distance from its usual distribution area. Similar are the cases of Pampus argenteus and Epinephelus coioides.…”

Section: Alien Fish In the Adriatic Seamentioning

confidence: 99%

Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

Zenetos

Gofas

Verlaque³

et al. 2010

Medit. Mar. Sci.

487

444

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The state-of-art on alien species in the Mediterranean Sea is presented, making distinctions among the four subregions defined in the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive: (i) the Western Mediterranean Sea (WMED); (ii) the Central Mediterranean Sea (CMED); (iii) the Adriatic Sea (ADRIA); and (iv) the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMED). The updated checklist (December 2010) of marine alien species within each subregion, along with their acclimatization status and origin, is provided. A total of 955 alien species is known in the Mediterranean, the vast majority of them having being introduced in the EMED (718), less in the WMED (328) and CMED (267) and least in the Adriatic (171). Of these, 535 species (56%) are established in at least one area.Despite the collective effort of experts who attempted in this work, the number of introduced species remains probably underestimated. Excluding microalgae, for which knowledge is still insufficient, aliens have increased the total species richness of the Mediterranean Sea by 5.9%. This figure should not be directly read as an indication of higher biodiversity, as spreading of so many aliens within the basin is possibly causing biotic homogenization. Thermophilic species, i.e. Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Tropical Atlantic, Tropical Pacific, and circum(sub)tropical, account for 88.4% of the introduced species in the EMED, 72.8% in the CMED, 59.3% in the WMED and 56.1% in the Adriatic. Cold water species, i.e. circumboreal, N Atlantic, and N Pacific, make up a small percentage of the introduced species, ranging between 4.2% and 21.6% and being more numerous in the Adriatic and less so in the EMED.Species that are classified as invasive or potentially invasive are 134 in the whole of the Mediterranean: 108 are present in the EMED, 76 in the CMED, 53 in the Adriatic and 64 in the WMED. The WMED hosts most invasive macrophytes, whereas the EMED has the lion’s share in polychaetes, crustaceans, molluscs and fish.

show abstract

The largescaled terapon Terapon theraps: a new Indo‐Pacific fish in the Mediterranean Sea

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

On the impact of the Bimodal Oscillating System (BiOS) on the biogeochemistry and biology of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas (Eastern Mediterranean)

On the impact of the Bimodal Oscillating System (BiOS) on the biogeochemistry and biology of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas (Eastern Mediterranean)

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (October 2015)

Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About