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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136687| Title: | Confirming the occurrence of the non-indigenous Pteragogus tripsilus (Actinopterygii : Labridae) in Maltese waters |
| Authors: | Deidun, Alan Baumann, Sarah Pavitt, Colin Zava, Bruno Corsini-Foka, Maria Gauci, Adam Marrone, Alessio |
| Keywords: | Introduced organisms -- Malta Biodiversity -- Malta Mytilidae -- Malta Brachidontes -- Malta Fishes -- Malta Chordata -- Malta Posidonia oceanica -- Malta Seagrasses -- Malta Science -- Social aspects |
| Issue Date: | 2025 |
| Publisher: | KOPER |
| Citation: | Deidun, A., Baumann, S., Pavitt, C., Zava, B., Corsini-Foka, M., Gauci, A., & Marrone, A. (2025). Confirming the occurrence of the non-indigenous Pteragogus tripsilus (Actinopterygii: Labridae) in Maltese waters. Annales, 35(1), 13-20. DOI 10.19233/ASHN.2025.03 |
| Abstract: | The comb wrasse Pteragogus trispilus Randall, 2013, a species native to the Red Sea and a known Lessepsian migrant, is hereby reported for the second time from Maltese waters. The record is based on a single individual observed and photographed on 25 January 2025 in a Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow settled on a sandy seabed at a depth of approximately 10 meters. This observation further supports the hypothesized local establishment in the Maltese waters and the ongoing range expansion of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136687 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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| published Pteragogus tripsilus paper.pdf | 1.7 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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