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The occurrence of two xanthochromic fish,Epiniphelus marginatus (Serranidae) and Diplodus vulgaris (Sparidae) (Osteichthyes) in the eastern Mediterranean |
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| Authors: | Daniel Golani Maria Corsini-Foka Yaron Tikochinski |
| Institution: | 1. National Natural History Collections and Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel;2. Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Rhodes, Greece;3. Faculty of Marine Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Michmoret, Israel |
| Abstract: | Xanthism in fishes has a genetic basis that causes abnormal skin colouration of yellow to orange-gold. Xanthochromic specimens are rare in nature. We report two cases of adult xanthochromic specimens from the Mediterranean Sea: Epinephelus marginatus from Israel and Diplodus vulgaris from Greece and discuss the reason for the paucity of reports of xanthochromic fish from the Mediterranean. |
| Keywords: | xanthochromia fish Greece Israel COI barcoding |