Distribution and population structure of the alien Indo‐Pacific Randall's threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli in the eastern Mediterranean Sea |
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| Authors: | N. Stern Y. Levitt B. S. Galil A. Diamant M. B. Yokeş M. Goren |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Science, Tel Aviv University, , Tel Aviv 69978 Israel;2. National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, , P. O. B. 8030 Haifa 31080, Israel;3. National Center for Mariculture, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, , P. O. B. 1212 Eilat 88112, Israel;4. Hali? University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, , Istanbul, 34093 Turkey |
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| Abstract: | As part of a comprehensive study of trawl fishery catch off Israel (Ashdod) and Turkey (Iskenderun and Antalya) conducted during 2008–2011, the population explosion of Nemipterus randalli, first recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in the beginning of 2005, was documented. The smallest individuals occurred on deeper bottoms (120 m), significantly more individuals were collected at night, and juvenile recruitment to the commercial fishery occurred during November and December at 40 m depth. |
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| Keywords: | depth preferences invasive species Israel juvenile recruitment Levant population outburst |
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