First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters

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

doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.869138

Frontiers in Marine Science (May 2022)

First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters

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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Raouia Ghanem: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Wafa Rjiba Bahri: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Amani Chaffai: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Jeanne Zaouali: National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
Bilel Hassen: National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Tunis, Tunisia
Sahar Karray: National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Tunis, Tunisia
Monia El Bour: National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Tunis, Tunisia
Jamila Ben Souissi: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Jamila Ben Souissi: National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
Ernesto Azzurro: Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM)- National Research Council (CNR), Ancona, Italy
Ernesto Azzurro: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Naples (SZN), Napoli, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.869138
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

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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.

Published in Frontiers in Marine Science

ISSN: 2296-7745 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science

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