Confirming the Occurrence of the Non-Indigenous Pteragogus trispilus (Actinopterygii: Labridae) within Maltese WatersDeidun, Alan (Avtor) Baumann, Sarah (Avtor) Pavitt, Colin (Avtor) Zava, Bruno (Avtor) Corsini-Foka, Maria (Avtor) Gauci, Adam (Avtor) Marrone, Alessio (Avtor) Lessepsian migrantPteragogus trispilusMaltasecond recordPosidonia oceanicacitizen scienceThe comb wrasse Pteragogus trispilus Randall, 2013, a species native to the Red Sea and a known Lessepsian migrant, is hereby reported for the second time from Maltese waters. The record is based on a single individual observed and photographed on 25 January 2025 in a Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow settled on a sandy seabed at a depth of approximately 10 meters. This observation further supports the hypothesized local establishment in the Maltese waters and the ongoing range expansion of this species in the Mediterranean Sea.20252026-06-23 13:46:29Delo ni kategorizirano30366slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY 4.0