TY - JOUR
T1 - An additional record of Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Osteichthyes, Kyphosidae) from Sicily clarifies the confused situation of the Mediterranean kyphosids
AU - Lo Brutto, Sabrina
AU - Mannino, Anna Maria
AU - Galil, Bella S.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The lowfin chub, Kyphosus vaigiensis, is reported for the first time off Favignana Island, Sicily, central Mediterranean Sea. The specimen was identified on the basis of morphometric and meristic characters as well as mitochondrial DNA sequences (COI and 16S-rDNA). Two, perhaps three, Kyphosus species - K. bigibbus, K. sectatrix and K. vaigiensis - have been occasionally recorded in the Mediterranean. These species occur both in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions but it is likely they entered the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. However, it is unclear whether they have established reproductive native populations in the Mediterranean.
AB - The lowfin chub, Kyphosus vaigiensis, is reported for the first time off Favignana Island, Sicily, central Mediterranean Sea. The specimen was identified on the basis of morphometric and meristic characters as well as mitochondrial DNA sequences (COI and 16S-rDNA). Two, perhaps three, Kyphosus species - K. bigibbus, K. sectatrix and K. vaigiensis - have been occasionally recorded in the Mediterranean. These species occur both in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions but it is likely they entered the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. However, it is unclear whether they have established reproductive native populations in the Mediterranean.
KW - 16S; COI; Egadi Islands; Kyphosus vaigiensis; Mediterranean Sea; New record; Sicily; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology
KW - Behavior and Systematics
KW - Evolution
KW - 16S; COI; Egadi Islands; Kyphosus vaigiensis; Mediterranean Sea; New record; Sicily; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology
KW - Behavior and Systematics
KW - Evolution
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/149861
UR - http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/s/zt03963p054.pdf
M3 - Article
VL - 3963
SP - 45
EP - 54
JO - ZOOTAXA
JF - ZOOTAXA
SN - 1175-5326
ER -