Open AccessFirst record of Eualus drachi Noël, 1978 (Decapoda: Caridea) in the Adriatic Sea
Author(s) -
Marin Kirinčić,
Pero Ugarković
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta adriatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1846-0453
pISSN - 0001-5113
DOI - 10.32582/aa.62.1.7
Subject(s) - caridea , trawling , fishery , coral , decapoda , shrimp , habitat , biodiversity , oceanography , geography , coral reef , biology , fishing , ecology , crustacean , geology
Three specimens of decapod shrimp Eualus drachi Noël, 1978, were found in the red coral rem-nant collected for commercial purposes near the island Sveti Andrija, Croatia. It is the first record of this species inthe Adriatic Sea. The decapod biodiversity of deeper coralligenous habitats, such as the red coral colonies, is poorly investigated in contrast to coastal areas and soft bottoms of traditional trawling grounds. This paper highlights the usefulness of examining the remnants of a commercial coral extraction originatingfrom previously less investigated marine habitats in order to improve the knowledge on the biodiversity of such habitats.