First record of the Red Sea shrimp-goby Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus in the Mediterranean Sea

Shevy B.S. Rothman, Menachem Goren*

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Abstract

We report a first record of the alien fish Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus in the Mediterranean Sea. The fish was found along the northern coast of Israel. This finding increases the number of Red Sea gobies in the Mediterranean to six, and the number of shrimp-gobies to two. A dense colony of this species was observed at depths of 20-30m in the Rosh Ha'nikra-Achziv Nature Reserve.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere157
JournalMarine Biodiversity Records
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • alien species
  • shrimp-goby

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