TY - JOUR
T1 - Champsodontidae (Pisces: Trachinoidei) in the Eastern Mediterranean
T2 - how many species are there?
AU - Stern, Nir
AU - Gouws, Gavin
AU - Golani, Daniel
AU - Goren, Menachem
AU - Gon, Ofer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/12/25
Y1 - 2019/12/25
N2 - Three marine fish species of the Indo-Pacific genus Champsodon were reported as invasive species in the Eastern Mediterranean between 2009 and 2012; Champsodon nudivittis, C. vorax, and C. capensis. These are presumed to invade through the Suez Canal, but only C. nudivittis is known from the Red Sea, so the presence of C. vorax and C. capensis is surprising. To test the validity of the taxonomic identification of these two species, this study combined traditional morphology, genetic barcoding, and photography investigation. Our results demonstrate that only one species, C. nudivittis, has migrated into the Eastern Mediterranean.
AB - Three marine fish species of the Indo-Pacific genus Champsodon were reported as invasive species in the Eastern Mediterranean between 2009 and 2012; Champsodon nudivittis, C. vorax, and C. capensis. These are presumed to invade through the Suez Canal, but only C. nudivittis is known from the Red Sea, so the presence of C. vorax and C. capensis is surprising. To test the validity of the taxonomic identification of these two species, this study combined traditional morphology, genetic barcoding, and photography investigation. Our results demonstrate that only one species, C. nudivittis, has migrated into the Eastern Mediterranean.
KW - Champsodon capensis
KW - Champsodon nudivittis
KW - Champsodon vorax
KW - DNA barcoding
KW - molecular taxonomy
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U2 - 10.1080/00222933.2020.1758820
DO - 10.1080/00222933.2020.1758820
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AN - SCOPUS:85084827031
SN - 0022-2933
VL - 53
SP - 2869
EP - 2881
JO - Journal of Natural History
JF - Journal of Natural History
IS - 47-48
ER -