The yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Acanthuridae) from Mediterranean Egyptian waters

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Published: Mar 3, 2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.28131
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Non-Indigenous Species Acanthuridae Surgeonfish eastern Mediterranean Sea Egypt aquarium fish citizen science.
MOHAMMED ADEL
Egyptian CMAS Spearfishing Committee, Hurghada, Egypt
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9341-9676
OLA M. NOUR
Alexandria University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5759-2671
SARA A.A. AL MABRUK
Higher institute of Science and Technology, Cyrene, Libya Marine Biology in Libya Society, El Bayda, Libya
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0754-4951
BRUNO ZAVA
Wilderness studi ambientali, Palermo Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Comiso (RG)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-0355
ALAN DEIDUN
University of Malta
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6919-5374
MARIA CORSINI-FOKA
Hellenic Center for Marine Research
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6575-2639
Abstract

An adult of Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 was caught in the waters off Alexandria, Egypt, in August 2021, through spearfishing. This finding documents the first occurrence of the species in the Mediterranean basin. Description of the specimen, morphometric measurements and meristic characters are given. The yellowfin surgeonfish is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, absent in the Red Sea and is a popular aquarium fish. Potential routes of introduction of the species into the Mediterranean are briefly discussed.

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Author Biographies
OLA M. NOUR, Alexandria University
Department of Biology and Geology, Faculty of Education
ALAN DEIDUN, University of Malta
Department of Geosciences,
MARIA CORSINI-FOKA, Hellenic Center for Marine Research
Institute of Oceanography, Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes
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