Abstract
This report updates the geographical distribution of Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849): confirming its presence in the Red Sea and documenting its introduction into the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Both updates are based on overlooked museum voucher specimens, some of which were collected 86 years ago. In addition, a simplified morphological key is provided for identifying the clupeids currently found in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin.
Highlights
The goldstripe sardinella Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) is a commercially important marine sardine (Clupeidae) with average annual landings of 227,000 t during 2008–2012 (FAO yearbook 2012)
Due to several questionable identifications, the Red Sea was later omitted from its geographic distribution (Whitehead 1985; Golani and Bogorodsky 2010)
We confirm the existence of S. gibbosa in the Red Sea, based on the examination of type specimens archived at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (MNHN) and specimens from the fish collection of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (HUJ)
Summary
The goldstripe sardinella Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) is a commercially important marine sardine (Clupeidae) with average annual landings of 227,000 t during 2008–2012 (FAO yearbook 2012). It is a coastal pelagic species that inhabits the Indo West-Pacific region from north Australia in the east to the western borders of the Indian Ocean including the Persian Gulf (Whitehead 1985) and the Red Sea (Dor 1984). Due to several questionable identifications, the Red Sea was later omitted from its geographic distribution (Whitehead 1985; Golani and Bogorodsky 2010). We confirm the existence of S. gibbosa in the Red Sea, based on the examination of type specimens archived at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (MNHN) and specimens from the fish collection of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (HUJ). Re-examination of the clupeid collection at the Steinhardt Natural
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