First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters
On 14th October 2021, a single specimen of Sargocentron caudimaculatum was captured in the locality of Cape Bon, Eastern Tunisia, by a local fisher using gillnets at 60 m depth, on rocky bottom. This observation represents the first record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. General informatio...
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| author | Raouia Ghanem Wafa Rjiba Bahri Amani Chaffai Jeanne Zaouali Bilel Hassen Sahar Karray Monia El Bour Jamila Ben Souissi Jamila Ben Souissi Ernesto Azzurro Ernesto Azzurro |
| author_facet | Raouia Ghanem Wafa Rjiba Bahri Amani Chaffai Jeanne Zaouali Bilel Hassen Sahar Karray Monia El Bour Jamila Ben Souissi Jamila Ben Souissi Ernesto Azzurro Ernesto Azzurro |
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| description | On 14th October 2021, a single specimen of Sargocentron caudimaculatum was captured in the locality of Cape Bon, Eastern Tunisia, by a local fisher using gillnets at 60 m depth, on rocky bottom. This observation represents the first record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. General information on the squirrelfishes and the importance of molecular tools for the proper identification of morphologically challenging non-indigenous organisms were raised and discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dc6e40ab4f44ff1be76e3151a9a81002022-12-22T00:22:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452022-05-01910.3389/fmars.2022.869138869138First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean WatersRaouia Ghanem0Wafa Rjiba Bahri1Amani Chaffai2Jeanne Zaouali3Bilel Hassen4Sahar Karray5Monia El Bour6Jamila Ben Souissi7Jamila Ben Souissi8Ernesto Azzurro9Ernesto Azzurro10Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaBiodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaBiodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaNational Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Tunis, TunisiaNational Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Tunis, TunisiaNational Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Tunis, TunisiaNational Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Tunis, TunisiaBiodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaNational Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Tunis, TunisiaInstitute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM)- National Research Council (CNR), Ancona, ItalyStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Naples (SZN), Napoli, ItalyOn 14th October 2021, a single specimen of Sargocentron caudimaculatum was captured in the locality of Cape Bon, Eastern Tunisia, by a local fisher using gillnets at 60 m depth, on rocky bottom. This observation represents the first record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. General information on the squirrelfishes and the importance of molecular tools for the proper identification of morphologically challenging non-indigenous organisms were raised and discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.869138/fullSargocentron caudimaculatumTunisian coastsclimate changenon-indigenous speciescitizenDNA barcoding |
| spellingShingle | Raouia Ghanem Wafa Rjiba Bahri Amani Chaffai Jeanne Zaouali Bilel Hassen Sahar Karray Monia El Bour Jamila Ben Souissi Jamila Ben Souissi Ernesto Azzurro Ernesto Azzurro First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters Frontiers in Marine Science Sargocentron caudimaculatum Tunisian coasts climate change non-indigenous species citizen DNA barcoding |
| title | First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters |
| title_full | First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters |
| title_fullStr | First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters |
| title_short | First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters |
| title_sort | first record of the silverspot squirrelfish sargocentron caudimaculatum ruppell 1838 in mediterranean waters |
| topic | Sargocentron caudimaculatum Tunisian coasts climate change non-indigenous species citizen DNA barcoding |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.869138/full |
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