The porgies (Sparidae) comprise a diverse group of neritic fishes with a broad geographic distribution. We used mitochondrial DNA sequences from partial 16S ribosomal RNA and cytochrome b genes to reconstruct the phylogenetic history of these fishes. Sequences from 38 sparid species, 10 species in outgroups closely related to sparids, seven basal percoid species, and a non-perciform outgroup sp...

A new genus and species of pennellid copepod, Protosarcotretes nishikawai n. g., n. sp., is described on the basis of an ovigerous female infecting a Pacific viperfish Chauliodus macouni collected from the deep-waters of Suruga Bay, Japan. The new genus exhibits the most plesiomorphic states in the first to fourth legs of pennellids, and is differentiated from two closely related pennellid gene...

Biological invasions may pose a serious threat to ecosystems and economies. In this study, the presence of non-indigenous species Fistularia petimba in Cyprus is documented. A total 76 individuals were collected by bottom trawls trammel nets June 2020, March 2021, August September 2021. Morphometric measurements, meristic counts, sex, stomach content, maturity stages recorded, notes made on len...