Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.59.2.8

New records of two carangid species from the south-east coast of Sicily (Ionian Sea) and considerations about their presence and abundance

Francesco Tiralongo orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-0149 ; Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranea,2, M Rapisardi Street trav. VIII.,96012 Avola, Italy
Daniele Tibullo ; Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranea,2, M Rapisardi Street trav. VIII.,96012 Avola, Italy
Giuseppina Messina ; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Bianca Maria Lombardo ; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Abstract

New records of Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) and Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793) are reported from the Mediterranean Sea. During the period 2013-2017, we have collected several records of both species from the south-east coast of Sicily (Ionian Sea). On the basis of our and published data, we can consider S. fasciata as a relatively common species in the area, commonly caught with purse seine around FADs in summer and autumn; while, P. dentex remains basically a rare species, occasionally caught with trammel nets or gillnets. This work represents the first well-documented records of both carangid species in the south-east coast of Sicily.

Keywords

Seriola fasciata; Pseudocaranx dentex; Carangidae; Mediterranean Sea, Uncommon species; FADs; Fisheries

Hrčak ID:

215101

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/215101

Publication date:

20.12.2018.

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