Abstract
The Red Sea (Lessepsian) migrant fish, the arrow bulleye, Priacanthus sagittarius, and the spotbelly batfish, Platax teira, are recorded for the second time from the Mediterranean, suggesting the establishment of new populations. The record of another Lessepsian migrant, the spiny blaassop, Tylerius spinosissimus from Israel, constitutes a considerable extension of its distribution range in the Mediterranean.
Highlights
The ongoing influx of Red Sea biota into the Mediterranean Sea since the opening of the Suez Canal has drawn the attention of the scientific community (Ben-Tuvia 1966; Por 1978; Galil 2009; Golani 2010)
While it is universally accepted that the immediate publication of the first record of an invasive species in the Mediterranean is essential, it is no less important to publish second and subsequent records of the same invasive species, in order to verify establishment and distribution extension in its new habitat
In the present paper we report the collection of the arrow bulleye, Priacanthus sagittarius and the spotbelly batfish, Platax teira from the Mediterranean coast of Israel
Summary
The ongoing influx of Red Sea biota into the Mediterranean Sea since the opening of the Suez Canal has drawn the attention of the scientific community (Ben-Tuvia 1966; Por 1978; Galil 2009; Golani 2010). Upper jaw 31.9% in SL, reaching back to the vertical of the anterior on-third of eye; its posterior depth 53.1% of head length. Posterior end of soft dorsal ray portion and caudal fin with light grey zone and dusky margin.
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