The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea
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Taxon | Origin | Country and Locality | Year | N | Environment | Method | R |
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Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) | EA | Malta, Delimara 35.8352° N, 14.5626° E | 2014 | 1 | shallow coastal waters | sampled | [3] |
Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | AO | Spain, Tarragona 41.1310° N, 1.3704° E | 2009 | 1 | 2 m | observed | [4] |
Malta, Valletta Grand Harbour 35.5337° N, 14.3052° E | 2013 | 6-7 | close to the cruise-ship passenger terminal | observed | [5] | ||
Israel, Sdot-Yam 32.2932° N, 34.5315° E | 2013 | 10 | shallow rocky reef 1.5–2 m | sampled | [6] | ||
Malta, Valletta Grand Harbour 35.8982° N, 14.5206° E | 2013–2014 | 3 | - | observed | [7] | ||
Turkey, Çandarlı Bay 38.5144° N, 26.5251° E | 2016 | 1 | 1–3 m | observed | [8] | ||
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) | IP | Greece, Sounio 37.6773° N, 24.0554° E | 2017 | 1 | 2 m | observed | [9] |
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | IP | Italy, Gulf of Naples 40.4754° N, 14.1230° E | 1957 | 1 | 100 m from seashore | sampled | [10] |
Israel, Rosh Ha’Nikra 33.0885° N, 35.1053° E | 1997 | 1 | littoral platform 1–2 m | sampled | [11] | ||
Italy, Gulf of Genoa 44.1510° N, 9.2541° E | 1998 | 1 | vertical rocky wall 2 m | observed | [12] | ||
Malta, Valletta Grand Harbour 35.8982° N, 14.5206° E | 2013 | 2 | - | sampled | [7] | ||
Malta, Valletta Grand Harbour and nearby 35.9029° N, 14.5205° E | 2015 | 6 | - | sampled | [7] | ||
Lebanon ~34.0085° N, 35.0211° E | ≤2015 | 1 | - | sampled | [13] | ||
Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | IWP | Slovenia, Portoroz 45.3048° N, 13.3459° E | 2013 | 1 | salt storehouse | observed | [14] |
Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Weber, 1913) | IWP | Malta, Marsaxmett Harbour 35.5445° N, 14.3011° E | 2017 | 1 | large rocks and boulders 2 m | observed | [15] |
Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855) | WA | Malta, Senglea 35.8910° N, 14.5142° E | 2013 | 1 | waterfront 2 m | sampled | [16] |
Locality | Coordinates | Date | Method | Morphological Identification | N | GenBank | Figure |
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Janzur | 32.5028° N, 13.0106° E | 10.07.2018 | A. vaigiensis | 1 | - | Figure 2A | |
Regatta | 32.8539° N, 13.0543° E | 7.09.2018 | field survey | A. vaigiensis | 1 | - | Figure 2B |
Regatta | 32.8539° N, 13.0543° E | 25.08.2019 | field survey | A. vaigiensis | 1 | MN852855 | Figure 2C–D |
Regatta | 32.8539° N, 13.0543° E | 18.09.2019 | field survey | A. vaigiensis | 2 | - | Figure 2E–F |
Regatta | 32.8539° N, 13.0543° E | 1.10.2019 | field survey | A. cf. saxatilis | 1 | - | Figure 2G |
Regatta | 32.8539° N, 13.0543° E | 19.10.2019 | field survey | A. cf. saxatilis and A. vaigiensis | 2 | - | - |
Regatta | 32.8539° N, 13.0543° E | 29.10.2019 | field survey | A. cf. saxatilis and A. vaigiensis | 2 | - | Figure 2H |
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Osca, D.; Tanduo, V.; Tiralongo, F.; Giovos, I.; Almabruk, S.A.A.; Crocetta, F.; Rizgalla, J. The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8, 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8010014
Osca D, Tanduo V, Tiralongo F, Giovos I, Almabruk SAA, Crocetta F, Rizgalla J. The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2020; 8(1):14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8010014
Chicago/Turabian StyleOsca, David, Valentina Tanduo, Francesco Tiralongo, Ioannis Giovos, Sara A. A. Almabruk, Fabio Crocetta, and Jamila Rizgalla. 2020. "The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, no. 1: 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8010014
APA StyleOsca, D., Tanduo, V., Tiralongo, F., Giovos, I., Almabruk, S. A. A., Crocetta, F., & Rizgalla, J. (2020). The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8010014