Acta Adriatica, Vol. 58 No. 1, 2017.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.58.1.11
Occurrence of two rare species from order Lampriformes: Crestfish Lophotus lacepede(Giorna, 1809) and scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus(Bonelli, 1819) in the northern coast of Sicily, Italy
Fabio FALSONE
; Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, IAMC‑CNR, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Michele Luca GERACI
; Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, IAMC‑CNR, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Danilo SCANELLA
; Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, IAMC‑CNR, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Charles Odilichukwu R. OKPALA
; Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, IAMC‑CNR, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Giovan Battista GIUSTO
; Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, IAMC‑CNR, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Mar BOSCH-BELMAR
; Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Rome, Italy
Salvatore GANCITANO
; Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, IAMC‑CNR, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Gioacchino BONO
; Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, IAMC‑CNR, 91026 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Abstract
The bony fish Lophotus lacepede (Giorna, 1809) and Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819) are the two species rarely recorded within the Mediterranean basin, usually reported as accidentally captured in depth (mesopelagic) fishing operations. In the current work, we present the first record of L. lacepede and Z. cristatus in fishing catches from southwestern Tyrrhenian Sea. Moreover, in order to improve existent biological/ecological knowledge, some bio-related aspects such as feeding aspect, sexual maturity and age estimate have been discussed.
Keywords
crestfish; scalloped ribbonfish; meristic features; vertebrae; growth ring
Hrčak ID:
185183
URI
Publication date:
26.6.2017.
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