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dc.contributor.authorGiovos, I
dc.contributor.authorTiralongo, F
dc.contributor.authorLangeneck, J
dc.contributor.authorKaminas, A
dc.contributor.authorKleitou, Periklis
dc.contributor.authorCrocetta, F
dc.contributor.authorDoumpas, N
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-22T09:49:27Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-22
dc.identifier.issn2242-1300
dc.identifier.issn2242-1300
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/15334
dc.description.abstract

The Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) belongs to the family Ephippidae Bleeker, 1859 and is a widely distributed species in the Western Atlantic. In this work we present the record of a single specimen of C. faber captured by a professional fisher in Argosaronikos Gulf, Greece. The present sighting, reported through the citizen science project “Is it Alien to you? Share it!!!”, constitutes the first record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. Given the distance from the Strait of Gibraltar and the absence of any report from western Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic countries, we argue that the specimen is likely to have been released from an aquarium hobbyist. With this record, a total of 27 alien fish species have been likely introduced in the Mediterranean through this pathway, all after year 2000. An increasing trend has been observed and we urge national authorities and relevant stakeholders for their cooperation on increasing the awareness of aquarium trade industry, while we also highlight the effectiveness of citizen science as an early warning system for alien species in the Mediterranean.

dc.format.extent89-95
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRegional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre
dc.subjectbiological invasions
dc.subjectalien species
dc.subjectcitizen science
dc.subjectEphippidae
dc.subjectGreece
dc.subjectAegean Sea
dc.titleFirst record of the Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) in the Mediterranean Sea: is it a new aquarium release?
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000519528000012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008
plymouth.issue1
plymouth.volume9
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalBioInvasions Records
dc.identifier.doi10.3391/bir.2020.9.1.12
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-01-08
dc.rights.embargodate2020-1-25
dc.identifier.eissn2242-1300
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3391/bir.2020.9.1.12
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-01-22
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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