Open AccessFirst record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae)
Author(s) -
Ronald Fricke
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta ichthyologica et piscatoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1734-1515
pISSN - 0137-1592
DOI - 10.3750/aip2015.45.2.14
Subject(s) - perciformes , actinopterygii , fishery , goby , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , zoology , geography
The toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959, is recorded for the fi rst time from Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba. The status of Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984 is discussed; that nominal species is treated as a junior synonym of P. mossambica.
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