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H olacanthus ciliaris ( L innaeus, 1758) ( T eleostei: P omacanthidae), first record from the M editerranean S ea

H olacanthus ciliaris ( L innaeus, 1758) ( T eleostei: P omacanthidae), first record from the M... Introduction Between 1810 and 2006, 62 Atlantic fish species (45 families, 55 genera) invasive to the Mediterranean Sea have been recorded (Ben‐Lasram et al., ). Apparently the Mediterranean Sea presents a receptacle for exotic species from the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean (Streftaris et al., ). As an area of the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea represents a well‐studied semi‐enclosed sea, and each year some new taxa of marine flora and fauna, including fish, are being recorded (Dragičević and Dulčić, ). The queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) is a marine non‐migratory subtropical fish that can be found inhabiting coral reef areas at depths from 1 to 70 m (Lieske and Myers, ). Its original distribution is the Western Atlantic (Florida, USA and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; Allen, ) and Eastern Central Atlantic (St. Paul's Rocks; Lubbock and Edwards, ). It is commonly spotted around the Bahamas and Florida (Pauly and Froese, ). The queen angelfish feeds primarily on sponges, but also feeds on tunicates, jellyfish, and corals as well as plankton and algae. Juveniles serve as ‘cleaners’ and feed on the parasites of larger fish at cleaning stations (Lieske and Myers, ). The aim of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Ichthyology Wiley

H olacanthus ciliaris ( L innaeus, 1758) ( T eleostei: P omacanthidae), first record from the M editerranean S ea

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10.1111/jai.12096
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Introduction Between 1810 and 2006, 62 Atlantic fish species (45 families, 55 genera) invasive to the Mediterranean Sea have been recorded (Ben‐Lasram et al., ). Apparently the Mediterranean Sea presents a receptacle for exotic species from the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean (Streftaris et al., ). As an area of the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea represents a well‐studied semi‐enclosed sea, and each year some new taxa of marine flora and fauna, including fish, are being recorded (Dragičević and Dulčić, ). The queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) is a marine non‐migratory subtropical fish that can be found inhabiting coral reef areas at depths from 1 to 70 m (Lieske and Myers, ). Its original distribution is the Western Atlantic (Florida, USA and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; Allen, ) and Eastern Central Atlantic (St. Paul's Rocks; Lubbock and Edwards, ). It is commonly spotted around the Bahamas and Florida (Pauly and Froese, ). The queen angelfish feeds primarily on sponges, but also feeds on tunicates, jellyfish, and corals as well as plankton and algae. Juveniles serve as ‘cleaners’ and feed on the parasites of larger fish at cleaning stations (Lieske and Myers, ). The aim of

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Journal of Applied Ichthyology – Wiley

Published: Apr 1, 2013

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