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Osteichthyes

Five additional records of fishes in the Gulf of Aqaba, including Mola mola (Forskål, 1775), new for the Red Sea

Pages 45-52 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

Five species are reported for the first time in the Gulf of Aqaba: Chanos chanos (family Chanidae), Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (family Labridae), Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Family Scombridae), and Arothron immaculatus (family Tetraodontidae) were already known to occur in the Red Sea, but the pelagic, oceanodromous species Mola mola (family Molidae) is reported for the first time from the Red Sea. For each of the records a set of diagnostic characters is given, based on specimens from Aqaba.

Kurzfassung

Aus dem Golf von Aqaba werden fünf Arten von Meeresfischen erstmals gemeldet: Chanos chanos (Familie Chanidae), Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Familie Labridae), Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Familie Scombridae) und Arothron immaculatus (Familie Tetraodontidae) waren bereits aus dem Roten Meer bekannt, doch die pelagische, ozeanodrome Art Mola mola (Familie Molidae) wird erstmals für das Rote Meer nachgewiesen. Für alle Nachweise werden auf Grundlage des neuen Materials diagnostische Merkmale gegeben.

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