Acta Adriatica, Vol. 58 No. 2, 2017.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.58.2.11
The presence of Tetraodontidae species in the Central Mediterranean: an update from the southern Adriatic Sea
Pierluigi CARBONARA
orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-2535
; COISPA Tecnologia & Ricerca, Stazione Sperimentale per lo Studio delle Risorse del Mare, via dei Trulli 18-20, 70126 Bari, Italy
Jerina KOLITARI
; Agriculture University of Tirana Aquaculture & Fishery Laboratory, Dürres, Albania
Mirko ĐUROVIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-4352-9911
; IBM Institute Marine Biology, Kotor, Montenegro
Palma GAUDIO
; COISPA Tecnologia & Ricerca, Stazione Sperimentale per lo Studio delle Risorse del Mare, via dei Trulli 18-20, 70126 Bari, Italy
Zdravko IKICA
; IBM Institute Marine Biology, Kotor, Montenegro
Guliem KROQI
; Agriculture University of Tirana Aquaculture & Fishery Laboratory, Dürres, Albania
Nicoletta MILONE
; FAO AdriaMed Project, Rome, Italy
Maria Teresa SPEDICATO
; COISPA Tecnologia & Ricerca, Stazione Sperimentale per lo Studio delle Risorse del Mare, via dei Trulli 18-20, 70126 Bari, Italy
Sažetak
This paper presents the first record of the Lessepsian migrant fish Lagocephalus sceleratus (silver-cheeked toadfish) on the Italian side of the south Adriatic Sea. In addition, four specimens of Sphoeroides pachygaster (blunthead puffer) were analysed. Meristic and morphometric data of the silver-cheeked toadfish and blunthead puffer are in accordance with data from the Mediterranean.
The specimen of silver-cheeked toadfish was a female with gonad in resting stage and the specimens of blunthead puffer were adults (male and female) with gonads in maturing, mature/spawner
and post-spawning stage. The stomach contents of the specimen of silver-cheeked toadfish were composed by Mollusca Opistobranchia and Crustacea Brachyura. Stomach contents analysis of S. pachygaster confirmed that Mollusca are the preferred prey for this species. However, the presence of Crustacea (shrimps, crabs) and fish in the stomachs indicates that the blunthead puffer has a broad and variable diet in the south Adriatic Sea. The present study suggests the presence of an established population of blunthead puffer on the continental shelf of the southeast Adriatic Sea.
Ključne riječi
Lagocephalus sceleratus; Sphoeroides pachygaster; morphometry; meristic counts; sexual maturity of the gonads; stomach contents
Hrčak ID:
193969
URI
Datum izdavanja:
12.12.2017.
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