Acta Adriatica, Vol. 62 No. 1, 2021.
Short communication, Note
https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.62.1.11
First records of a new color pattern in the Goldblotch Grouper, Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878) (Actinopterygii: Serranidae) and first record of leucism in the European conger, Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) (Actinopterygii: Congridae): a citizen science contribution
Francesco Tiralongo
orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-0149
; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Stefanos Kalogirou
; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, 85100 Rhodes, Greece
Igor Agostini
; Department of Humanities, University of Salento
Abstract
In many fish, color patterns are striking features and can play an important role in both natural and sexual selection. Furthermore, details of color patterns are in some cases valid tools for species identification. However, fish can also show some genetic abnormalities, such as albinism and leucism. In this research, we report for the first time a new color pattern for Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878), for which it is known an ontogenetic shift in color pattern, and the first case of leucism in Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758).
Keywords
Mediterranean Sea; color pattern; citizen science; abnormal coloration; coastal fish species
Hrčak ID:
260982
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Publication date:
26.7.2021.
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