Open AccessDiplogrammus randalli (Pisces: Callionymidae), a new Lessepsian migrant recorded from the Mediterranean Sea
Author(s) -
Dilruba Seyhan,
Erhan Irmak,
Ronald Fricke
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mediterranean marine science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1791-6763
pISSN - 1108-393X
DOI - 10.12681/mms.1948
Subject(s) - mediterranean climate , mediterranean sea , fishery , biology , geography , ecology
A new Lessepsian migrant, Diplogrammus randalli Fricke 1983, is recorded for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. This species is easily distinguished from other Mediterranean callionymid fishes by its ventrolateral fold skin below the lateral line and its preopercular spine shape.