TY - JOUR
T1 - The first substantiated record of the yellowbar angelfish, pomacanthus maculosus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) in the Mediterranean
AU - Salameh, Pierre
AU - Sonin, Oren
AU - Edelist, Dor
AU - Golani, Daniel
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - A specimen of the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean Pomacanthus maculosus was collected from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. This record constitutes the first substantiated** record from this region. In the case of a previous record of this species from Lebanon, no specimen was preserved. These two records, in addition to a video clip, an underwater photograph and several observations of this species from Israel indicates that P. maculosus has established a population in the Levant.
AB - A specimen of the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean Pomacanthus maculosus was collected from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. This record constitutes the first substantiated** record from this region. In the case of a previous record of this species from Lebanon, no specimen was preserved. These two records, in addition to a video clip, an underwater photograph and several observations of this species from Israel indicates that P. maculosus has established a population in the Levant.
KW - Eastern mediterranean
KW - Lessepsian migration
KW - Pomacanthus maculosus
KW - Population establishment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860992104&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3750/AIP2011.42.1.10
DO - 10.3750/AIP2011.42.1.10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860992104
SN - 0137-1592
VL - 42
SP - 73
EP - 74
JO - Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
JF - Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
IS - 1
ER -