First record of Triacanthidae Bleeker, 1859 (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes) from the Red Sea
2024; Szczecin Scientific Society; Volume: 54; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3897/aiep.54.115071
ISSN1734-1515
AutoresM. P. Goutham-Bharathi, T. K. Sirajudheen, Ronald Grech Santucci, Ronald Fricke, Mark Dimech,
Tópico(s)Identification and Quantification in Food
ResumoThe Tetraodontiform family Triacanthidae Bleeker, 1859 is recorded for the first time from the Red Sea. Fishing experiments employing a commercial shrimp trawler off Jizan, Saudi Arabia, revealed species occurrences of short-nosed tripodfish, Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786) at depths ranging from about 11 to 34 m. Currently, this species has only been found in shallow sandy/muddy habitats in the southern Red Sea. Further surveys are imperative to demonstrate the actual distribution of short-nosed tripodfish across a wider range of environmental gradients along the Red Sea.
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