Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and Taxonomy
Lampriformes are circumglobally distributed and contain several families of strictly marine bony fishes that have a peculiar morphology. Lampriformes systematics is affected by limitations in biometric, meristic, and molecular data; for this reason, it underwent several rearrangements in the past. T...
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| author | Marco Albano Claudio D’Iglio Nunziacarla Spanò Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes Serena Savoca Gioele Capillo |
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| description | Lampriformes are circumglobally distributed and contain several families of strictly marine bony fishes that have a peculiar morphology. Lampriformes systematics is affected by limitations in biometric, meristic, and molecular data; for this reason, it underwent several rearrangements in the past. This review aimed to describe the biological and ecological characteristics of the order Lampriformes, summarizing the current taxonomy of the group. The main aim was to clarify what is known about the distribution of the order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea, collecting all the scarce and fragmented reports and notes on their occurrence. Knowledge scarcity is due to their solitary nature, in addition to their low to absent economic value. Despite this, the order Lampriformes represents a taxon of high biological and ecological importance. The high depth range of distribution characterizes their lifestyle. In the Mediterranean Sea, four families are present—Lampridae, Lophotidae, Regalecidae, and Trachipteridae—with the following species respectively, <i>Lampris guttatus</i> (Brünnich, 1788), <i>Lophotus lacepede</i> (Giorna, 1809), <i>Regalecus glesne</i> (Ascanius, 1772), <i>Trachipterus arcticus</i> (Brünnich, 1788), <i>T. trachypterus</i> (Gmelin, 1789), and <i>Zu cristatus</i> (Bonelli, 1819). Data deficiencies affect information on this taxon; the present review, which collected all the reports of the Mediterranean Sea, creates a baseline for depicting the biogeography of these rare and important species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1fce95b96b14c9eb0655541736b73c72023-11-23T23:01:10ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372022-10-011110153410.3390/biology11101534Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and TaxonomyMarco Albano0Claudio D’Iglio1Nunziacarla Spanò2Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes3Serena Savoca4Gioele Capillo5Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, ItalyInstitute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council (CNR), Section of Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyFaculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, 8049 Bodø, NorwayInstitute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council (CNR), Section of Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyInstitute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council (CNR), Section of Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyLampriformes are circumglobally distributed and contain several families of strictly marine bony fishes that have a peculiar morphology. Lampriformes systematics is affected by limitations in biometric, meristic, and molecular data; for this reason, it underwent several rearrangements in the past. This review aimed to describe the biological and ecological characteristics of the order Lampriformes, summarizing the current taxonomy of the group. The main aim was to clarify what is known about the distribution of the order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea, collecting all the scarce and fragmented reports and notes on their occurrence. Knowledge scarcity is due to their solitary nature, in addition to their low to absent economic value. Despite this, the order Lampriformes represents a taxon of high biological and ecological importance. The high depth range of distribution characterizes their lifestyle. In the Mediterranean Sea, four families are present—Lampridae, Lophotidae, Regalecidae, and Trachipteridae—with the following species respectively, <i>Lampris guttatus</i> (Brünnich, 1788), <i>Lophotus lacepede</i> (Giorna, 1809), <i>Regalecus glesne</i> (Ascanius, 1772), <i>Trachipterus arcticus</i> (Brünnich, 1788), <i>T. trachypterus</i> (Gmelin, 1789), and <i>Zu cristatus</i> (Bonelli, 1819). Data deficiencies affect information on this taxon; the present review, which collected all the reports of the Mediterranean Sea, creates a baseline for depicting the biogeography of these rare and important species.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/10/1534zoological recordsteleostdeep-sea fishesphylogenymarine environmentontogeny |
| spellingShingle | Marco Albano Claudio D’Iglio Nunziacarla Spanò Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes Serena Savoca Gioele Capillo Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and Taxonomy Biology zoological records teleost deep-sea fishes phylogeny marine environment ontogeny |
| title | Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and Taxonomy |
| title_full | Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and Taxonomy |
| title_fullStr | Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and Taxonomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and Taxonomy |
| title_short | Distribution of the Order Lampriformes in the Mediterranean Sea with Notes on Their Biology, Morphology, and Taxonomy |
| title_sort | distribution of the order lampriformes in the mediterranean sea with notes on their biology morphology and taxonomy |
| topic | zoological records teleost deep-sea fishes phylogeny marine environment ontogeny |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/10/1534 |
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