The first substantiated record of the yellowbar angelfish, pomacanthus maculosus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) in the Mediterranean

Pierre Salameh, Oren Sonin, Dor Edelist, Daniel Golani

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-74
Number of pages2
JournalActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Eastern mediterranean
  • Lessepsian migration
  • Pomacanthus maculosus
  • Population establishment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aquatic Science

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