Dipterygonotus balteatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Teleostei: Caesionidae), a new alien fish in the mediterranean sea

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dc.contributor.authorBariche, Michel
dc.contributor.authorFricke, Ronald
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T11:20:41Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T11:20:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe mottled fusilier Dipterygonotus balteatus is a midwater planktivorous fish, native to the tropical Indo-Pacific realm. Here we document the first record of five individuals of this species captured in the eastern Mediterranean, off Al Abdeh in Lebanon. Given its small size, inconspicuous appearance, behaviour and also the number of individuals caught, it is suggested that the species may already have been present in the Mediterranean Sea for some time. Because of the proximity to the Suez Canal, Lessepsian migration is a likely mode of entry but transport by ballast water is also another possible pathway. © 2018 The Author(s). Journal compilation and 2018 REABIC.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2018.7.1.12
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85048472904
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/25101
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRegional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre
dc.relation.ispartofBioInvasions Records
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBiological invasions
dc.subjectFirst record
dc.subjectFusiliers
dc.subjectLebanon
dc.subjectNon-indigenous
dc.titleDipterygonotus balteatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Teleostei: Caesionidae), a new alien fish in the mediterranean sea
dc.typeArticle

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