An old Mediterranean record of Gaidropsarus granti (Regan, 1903)

12/30/2024 Arda Tonay

An old Mediterranean record of Gaidropsarus granti (Regan, 1903)

Carlo Pipitone, Giovanni D’Anna

ORCID IDs: C.P. 0000-0002-7632-1228; G.D. 0000-0002-8644-8222

CNR-IAS, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo 4521, 90149 Palermo, ITALY
NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Centre, Palermo, ITALY
CNR-IAS, via Giovanni da Verrazzano 17, 91014 Castellammare del Golfo, ITALY

Abstract

Two individuals of a rare fish species, Gaidropsarus granti, were collected in 1991 in the central Mediterranean Sea at 450 m depth. This species is considered typical of seamounts and deep-coral habitats, although it has been occasionally collected on soft bottoms. The insufficient records do not allow to ascertain its biogeographical status, and it is generally considered as a cryptogenic species. The present finding should be considered chronologically the third record of G. granti from the Mediterranean.

Keywords: Grant’s rockling, seamounts, fish fauna, Strait of Sicily

Pages: 183-189

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