Abstract
A new Lessepsian migrant, moontail bullseye, Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775), is recorded for the second time from the Mediterranean Sea, and for the first time from Turkey. A single male specimen of P. hamrur was caught at a depth of about 30 m, off the Konacık harbour (Arsuz coast, Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey) on 18 December 2017, by a longline. The present paper reports the confirmed record of P. hamrur in the eastern Mediterranean with the first record off the coast of Turkey. This species is probably a Red Sea immigrant entering the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. With the present report, the number of priacanthid species reported in the Mediterranean Sea has reached four.
Highlights
Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye, P. sagittarius, and the arrowSince the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, it has bullseye, Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988, found in provided a significant pathway for the introduction of many eastern Mediterranean (Goren et al 2010, Golani et al.alien species into the Mediterranean Sea (Zenetos et al 2011, Farrag et al 2016, Gürlek et al 2017).2012, Katsanevakis et al 2014)
This “invasion corridor” The moontail bullseye, Priacanthus hamrur, belongs undoubtedly facilitated the introduction of alien to the family Priacanthidae that is represented by the fish species from the Suez Canal into Turkey marine genus Priacanthus which consists of 12 valid species waters
The genus Priacanthus Oken, 1817 is represented in the A single specimen of Priacanthus hamrur was caught at Mediterranean Sea by four species: the Atlantic bigeye, a depth of 30 m off the Konacık harbour (Arsuz coast, Gulf of Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829, known from the Iskenderun, eastern Mediterranean, Turkey) on 18 December western and northern Mediterranean Sea (Froese and 2017 by a longline (Fig. 1)
Summary
Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye, P. sagittarius, and the arrowSince the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, it has bullseye, Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988, found in provided a significant pathway for the introduction of many eastern Mediterranean (Goren et al 2010, Golani et al.alien species into the Mediterranean Sea (Zenetos et al 2011, Farrag et al 2016, Gürlek et al 2017).2012, Katsanevakis et al 2014). Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, it has bullseye, Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988, found in provided a significant pathway for the introduction of many eastern Mediterranean
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