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First record of the Western Atlantic cocoa damselfish Stegastes variabilis from the Levant (Perciformes: Pomacentridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2023

Daniel Golani Open the ORCID record for Daniel Golani [Opens in a new window] ,
Shai Einbinder ,
Eli Shemesh  and
Dan Tchernov
Daniel Golani*
Affiliation:
National Natural History Collections and Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Shai Einbinder
Affiliation:
Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Eli Shemesh
Affiliation:
The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Dan Tchernov
Affiliation:
The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
*
Author for correspondence: Daniel Golani, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

In the present paper, we report the collection of a specimen of the West central Atlantic Stegastes variabilis in the shores of Israel, eastern shore of the Mediterranean. This record was preceded by a record of this species from Malta, in the central Mediterranean. The present record suggests that S. variabilis has established a small population in the Mediterranean.

Keywords

AliendamselfishfishIsraelMediterranean
Type
Marine Record
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 103 , 2023 , e22
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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