| Title: | Confirming the Occurrence of the Non-Indigenous Pteragogus trispilus (Actinopterygii: Labridae) within Maltese Waters |
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| Authors: | ID Deidun, Alan (Author)
ID Baumann, Sarah (Author)
ID Pavitt, Colin (Author)
ID Zava, Bruno (Author)
ID Corsini-Foka, Maria (Author)
ID Gauci, Adam (Author)
ID Marrone, Alessio (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  IRRIS - Institute IRRIS for Research, Development and Strategies of Society, Culture and Environment
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| Abstract: | The 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. |
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| Keywords: | Lessepsian migrant, Pteragogus trispilus, Malta, second record, Posidonia oceanica, citizen science |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | 13-20 |
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| Numbering: | 35, 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-30366  |
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| UDC: | 5 |
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| DOI: | 10.19233/ASHN.2025.03 |
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| Copyright: | Imetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY 4.0 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 24.06.2026 |
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| Views: | 221 |
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