New records of deep-sea decapod crustaceans in the Turkish Mediterranean Sea (North Levant Sea)

A survey of the bathyal trawling grounds in the Gulf of Antalya (Turkish Mediterranean Sea) yielded 34 species of decapod crustaceans. Four species (Funchalia villosa, Plesionika acanthonotus, P. gigliolii, Monodaeus couchii) are recorded for the first time from the Levant Sea. The number of marine decapod species reported for Turkey rises to 265 and the number reported from the Turkish Mediterranean Sea to 211.     

Occurrence of Lobotes surinamensis (Osteichthyes: Lobotidae) in the Mediterranean: Historical and recent data

This paper provides a review of the current status and historical distribution of Lobotes surinamensis in the Mediterranean Sea. Thirty two records were compiled for the period between 1968 and 2016, which shows that the species is in the Mediterranean much more abundant than previously understood.     

New records for the Turkish Chrysomelidae fauna (Coleoptera)

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In this study, four species of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. The material is deposited in the Biology Department of the Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.     

Community structure of the deep sea fishes in the northern Gulf of Aqaba,Red Sea (Osteichthyes and Chondrichthyes)

The aim of this study was to investigate the community structure of deep sea fishes in the northern Gulf of Aqaba. Deep fish traps, short lines and long lines were deployed at depth ranges from 60 to 700 m between June 2014 and May 2015. A total of 369 fish individuals belonging to 37 species in 21 families were collected. The most abundant family observed in deep fish traps and short line was the commercially important family Sparidae, whereas the most abundant family in long line catch was the commercially unimportant fish family Muraenidae. The most abundant fish species sampled by deep fish traps and shortline was Blueskin Seabream, Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus. The most abundant species in long line catch White-spotted Moray, Gymnothorax johnsoni. In fish traps and with short line, the most commonly caught species was Blueskin Seabream. White-spotted Moray was the most common long line catch. Depth distribution for 37 deep fish species and GIS maps for the two main commercial fish species Blueskin Seabream and Bigeye Hound Shark, Iago omanensis were documented.     

Population pattern and dynamics of the Bluemouth Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Present study evaluated the population status of the Bluemouth (Helicolenus dactylopterus) population distributed in the Antalya Bay for the first time, within the scope of two different surveys carried out in monthly basis, between September 2009 and June 2011 (200–900 m). In accordance with the major availability of the food, 80.9% of the total catch (in number) of the species at the upper slope (200–499 m). The 80.8% of all recruits’ specimens inhabits between 200 and 399 m while 72% of the total spawner specimens (TL ≥ 20 cm) inhabits at depths of between 600 and 799 m. Highest average abundance of the species was estimated 1,060 n/km² (400 m), while the highest average biomass was 93 kg/km² (600 m). Lengths of individuals ranged from 4 to 36 cm, and estimated ages from 0 to 27 years. Parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth curves were L _∞   = 34.14 cm, K = 0.09 year^?1, and t₀ = ?1.28 years. Margin band analysis confirmed the formation of a single growth annulus per year. In the central part of the otolith, close to the nucleus, a strongly marked check ring is formed which presenting first time for this species in the literature. The duration of the spawning stage for the females was observed between December and February. Selectivity rate of the commercially used 44 mm diamond codend mesh, with a 7.4 cm catch size, found to be very low for the species (a first spawning size of 17–20 cm). The stock of Bluemouth in the Antalya Bay was considered in above reference levels and in high abundance status due to estimated low fishing mortality (0.067^?1), exploitation rate status below reference level (0.207^?1) and F_curr is very low than reference point (0.219^?1).     

New species and new records in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the state of Bahia,Brazil

Two new species are described from Bahia (Brazil): Coleoxestia beckeri (Cerambycini), and Oncioderes obliqua (Onciderini). Nine species are recorded for the first time for Bahia (Brazil). Key to species of Oncioderes Martins & Galileo, 1990 is provided. Coleoxestia beckeri is included in a previous key.     

New records of freshwater rotifers (Rotifera) from Indian waters

This study adds 25 rotifer species to the fauna of India viz.Cyrtonia tuba (Ehrb.)Epiphanes macrourus (Barrois & Daday),Liliferotrocha subtilis (Rodewald),Microcodides chleana (Gosse),Brachionus dimidiatus (Bryce),Keratella ticinensis Carlin,Notholca labis (Gosse),Platyias leloupi (Gillard),Euchlanis incisa Carlin,Mytilina bisulcata (Lucks),Wolga spinifera (Western),Lecane (Lecane)althausi Rudescu,L. (L.)doryssa Harring,L. (L.)elongata Harring & Myers,L. (Monostyla)bifurca (Bryce)L. (M.)lamellata thalera (Harring & Myers),L. (Hemimonostyla)blachei Berzins,Cephalodella giganthea Remane,Monommata arndti Remane,Trichocerca (Trichocerca)pusilla (Lauterborn),Testudinella emarginula (Stenroos),Ptygura melicerta Ehrb,P. tacita Edmondson,Filinia cornuta (Weisse),Collotheca mutabilis (Hudson),C. ornata (Ehrb.) andC. trilobata (Collins).B. dimidiatus andP. leloupi are new records from Delhi Region.     

New Uropodina species (Acari: Mesostigmata) and records from Kenya

Chelonuropoda africana sp. n. is described with original drawings and scanning micrographs. New records of two other Uropodina species, Neodiscopoma crenulatum Marais et Theron, 1986 and Rotundabaloghia feherdii Kontschán, 2004 from Kenya are given.     

New records of brown algae (Phaeophyta) from the Azores

The following five species of microscopic tuft-forming/encrusting brown algae (Phaeophyta) are newly recorded for the Island of São Miguel (Azores): Nemoderma tingitana Schousboe ex Bornet, Pseudolithoderma roscoffense Loiseaux (Lithodermataceae), Hecatonema terminalis (Kützing) Kylin (Punctariaceae), Compsonema saxicolum(Kuckuck) Kuckuck, and Microspongium gelatinosum Reinke (Scytosiphonaceae). The species are described, and information is presented on their ecology and distribution around the island.     

New records of deep-sea fishes from the waters around the Falkland Islands

The manefish Caristius groenlandicus , the spiny eel Notacanthus sexspinis , the cutthroat eel Diastobranchus capensis and the Giant Grenadier Albatrossia pectoralis are new records for the waters of the Falkland Islands, and the latter is a new record in the Atlantic Ocean.     

中国文字衣属新种和新记录种

报道了文字衣属Graphis 2个新种和2个中国新记录种。新种疣体文字衣Graphis verrucata 和魏氏文字衣 G. weii分别采自四川和海南;新记录种钝盘文字衣Graphis cognata采自海南和浙江,树突文字衣G. dendrogramma采自福建。文中对新种提供了详细描述和显微结构图片。     

Changes to the scientific and common names of southern African freshwater fishes

Additions and changes to the scientific and common names of southern African freshwater fishes made since 1993, are recorded and explained. Nineteen new scientific names are listed including five new species, three genus-name changes, three species-name changes and four new records from the area. Recommended common names for nineteen species are listed.     

Non-native fishes in the Mediterranean from the Red Sea,by way of the Suez Canal

The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 caused a migration generally from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, rarely the opposite direction, and 63 lessepsian fish species penetrated into the Mediterranean by way of this canal. These species usually spread northward and most of them can establish wide populations in this area, but some of them can not be successful with respect to establishment. Thus, it is clearly seen that there are a lot of factors influencing the success of species with respect to migration, spreading and establishment. So, the lessepsian migration has been formed by the effects of these factors. Lessepsian species also have the ability to adapt to the ecological conditions of their new environment. Therefore, the influential factors, their effectiveness and the observed changes in lessepsian species due to the effects of these factors have been discussed by considering fishes in this paper.     

New records of marine Tardigrada in the Mediterranean Sea

Meiofauna from Chafarinas archipelago (western Mediterranean, N. Africa) were studied, and marine Tardigrada were identified to species level. A total of 15 species, belonging to families Stygarctidae, Halechiniscidac (Subfamilies Halechiniscinae, Florarctinae, Styraconyxinae and Tanarctinae), Batillipedidae, and Echiniscoididae, were found for the first time from the Alboran Sea and southwestern Mediterranean area. Four species and one subspecies are new records for the Mediterranean Sea: I'ioractus acer, F. asper, P. stellatus, Actinarctus doryphorus and Echiniscoides sigismundi hispaniensis. The male of Floractus stellatus , previously unknown to science, is described. Many species have been recorded for the first time in different sedimentary environments, such as midlittoral pools, very shallow gravels, pools in a mixed rocky environment or between Posidonia oceanica meadows, 'Amphioxus' gravels, and coastal detritic.     

贵州省鲤形目鱼类新纪录

2007年12月～2009年4月,在贵州省荔波地区进行的调查和对保存于贵州师范大学生命科学学院的标本整理中发现4种鱼类,均隶属鲤形目Cypriniformes鲤科Cyprinidea,经鉴定认为是贵州省新纪录,保存于贵州师范大学鱼类标本室.现记述如下.     

Character variation in separate body regions of Gerreidae (Osteichthyes: Teleostei) fishes inferred from geometric morphometrics

Body morphology is a valuable feature for distinguishing teleostean fishes. However, the utility of character variation in separate body regions has yet to be tested. The taxonomy of the Gerreidae family is controversial due to character overlapping among its fish species. This work aims to analyze and compare the body shape variation in three regions, cephalic, trunk, and caudal peduncle, using landmark data and geometric morphometric methods in 17 species and five genera of the family Gerreidae. The pattern of shape variation for the cephalic region consisted of well-defined character states exclusive of each species analyzed. Shape variation in the trunk and caudal peduncle regions does not distinguish all species in this study. This study showed that the dorsal cephalic profile is highly variable among the species, therefore, shape variation in this region is useful for distinguishing Gerreidae species. In contrast, some species within the same genus share similar shape states in the trunk and caudal peduncle regions, with the most shape variation in the dorsal profile and anal fin for the trunk and in the middle of the caudal peduncle.     

First record of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Osteichthyes: Diodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

The spotfin burrfish Chilomycterus reticulatus (405 mm standard length) is recorded for the first time on the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. The adult specimen was found dried on a beach near the south Sardinian Sea (S. Antioco's Island). Photographs and morphometrics of the specimen are given.     

The first record for Melittobia australica Girault in New Zealand and new host records for Melittobia (Eulophidae)

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Melittobia australica Girault is a new record for New Zealand and from Vespula spp. In the Wellington district, M. australica was found in an embryo colony of the German wasp Vespula germanica (Fabricius) and in pupae of the mason wasp Pison spinolae Shuckard in 1980 and 1981 respectively. Melittobia was recorded in nests of P. morosum Smith in Canterbury, New Zealand in 1976 and 1977. The original sources of M. australica were considered.

The validity of the earliest record of Melittobia in a social wasp host is reconsidered. It is concluded Melittobia has been underated as a parasite of social wasps.     

Morphology and ontogenetic changes in otoliths of the mesopelagic fishes Ceratoscopelus maderensis (Myctophidae), Vinciguerria attenuata and V. poweriae (Phosichthyidae) from the Strait of Messina (Mediterranean Sea)

Fish otoliths morphology is an important aid in taxonomic, phylogenetic, palaeoichthyological and dietary studies. This study compares the morphology of the otoliths of the myctophid species, Ceratoscopelus maderensis, and two phosichthyid species, Vinciguerria attenuata and V. poweriae, collected from the Strait of Messina in the central Mediterranean Sea to identify the most appropriate taxonomical characters that separate these species. Ontogenetic changes in the otoliths of the studied fishes are evident. The sagitta of the juvenile C. maderensis is the most similar to the adult otoliths, while otoliths of the juvenile V. poweriae are the least similar to the adult otoliths. A discussion on possible geographical variations in otolith's morphology is provided by comparing our results with sagitta's images of C. maderensis, V. attenuata and V. poweriae in other studies.