An adult of Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 was caught in the waters off Alexandria, Egypt, in August 2021, through spearfishing. This finding documents the first occurrence of the species in the Mediterranean basin. Description of the specimen, morphometric measurements and meristic characters are given. The yellowfin surgeonfish is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, absent in the Red Sea and is a popular aquarium fish. Potential routes of introduction of the species into the Mediterranean are briefly discussed
In January 2021 during a scientific survey to assess the economic impacts of a Mass Mortality Event,...
The reef-fish fauna of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) includes 12 species of surgeonfishes (Acan...
4 pages, 2 figuresOn November 2019, a single individual of Acanthopagrus bifasciatus was captured al...
The occurrence of a single individual of yellowtail tang Zebrasoma xanthurum (Acanthuridae) from Sar...
The occurrence of the doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus is reported for the first time in the Mediterr...
The doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) is reported for the first time from the central Me...
On March 25, 2022, one specimen of the Sohal surgeonfish Acanthurus sohal and one of the Violet-eyed...
A single individual of the palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus, is reported for Bat Yam, Isra...
The blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 and the Red Sea bannerfish Heniochus in...
An individual of the non-indigenous fish Terapon jarbua and one of Acanthopagrus bifasciatus were fi...
In September 2010, one specimen of the twobar seabream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus was recorded for th...
Here, we report the recent capture (October, November 2021) of the following three non-indigenous sp...
The sohal surgeonfish or sohal tang, Acanthurus sohal, is a Red Sea endemic which grows to 16 in (40...
The presence of Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 is reported for the first time from the Mediterranea...
Fishermen caught a different eel species at night with hook on July 7, 2019 (36°48'59.21"N: 30°38'23...
In January 2021 during a scientific survey to assess the economic impacts of a Mass Mortality Event,...
The reef-fish fauna of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) includes 12 species of surgeonfishes (Acan...
4 pages, 2 figuresOn November 2019, a single individual of Acanthopagrus bifasciatus was captured al...
The occurrence of a single individual of yellowtail tang Zebrasoma xanthurum (Acanthuridae) from Sar...
The occurrence of the doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus is reported for the first time in the Mediterr...
The doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) is reported for the first time from the central Me...
On March 25, 2022, one specimen of the Sohal surgeonfish Acanthurus sohal and one of the Violet-eyed...
A single individual of the palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus, is reported for Bat Yam, Isra...
The blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 and the Red Sea bannerfish Heniochus in...
An individual of the non-indigenous fish Terapon jarbua and one of Acanthopagrus bifasciatus were fi...
In September 2010, one specimen of the twobar seabream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus was recorded for th...
Here, we report the recent capture (October, November 2021) of the following three non-indigenous sp...
The sohal surgeonfish or sohal tang, Acanthurus sohal, is a Red Sea endemic which grows to 16 in (40...
The presence of Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 is reported for the first time from the Mediterranea...
Fishermen caught a different eel species at night with hook on July 7, 2019 (36°48'59.21"N: 30°38'23...
In January 2021 during a scientific survey to assess the economic impacts of a Mass Mortality Event,...
The reef-fish fauna of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) includes 12 species of surgeonfishes (Acan...
4 pages, 2 figuresOn November 2019, a single individual of Acanthopagrus bifasciatus was captured al...