First record of Pristipomoides multidens (Day, 1871) from the Gulf of Aqaba, with a note on the species of Pristipomoides in the Red Sea (Actinopterygii: Lutjanidae)

Abstract

The snapper Pristipomoides multidens is reported for the first time from the Gulf of Aqaba. A comparison of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) with available data revealed a high similarity with a sample from Mauritius and a lower similarity with samples from the China Sea. The status and distribution of the Red Sea species of Pristipomoides are summarised.

Keywords:

• first record
• Pristipomoides multidens
• Gulf of Aqaba
• Red Sea

Acknowledgements

We thank Mr. J. Dahan for donating the specimen of reported herein and N. Paz for editing the manuscript. We also thank B. Rinkevich and his staff for long-time assistance and collaboration.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.