First confirmed record of the Halave's guitarfish, Rhinobatos halavi(Forsskål, 1775) (Chondrichthyes:Rhinobatidae) in the Mediterranean Sea with a description of a case of albinism in elasmobranchs
Ben Souissi, J.; Golani, D.; Golani, D.; Ben Salem, M.; Capapé, C. (2007). First confirmed record of the Halave's guitarfish, Rhinobatos halavi(Forsskål, 1775) (Chondrichthyes:Rhinobatidae) in the Mediterranean Sea with a description of a case of albinism in elasmobranchs. Cah. Biol. Mar. 48(1): 67-75
In: Cahiers de Biologie Marine. Station Biologique de Roscoff: Paris. ISSN 0007-9723; e-ISSN 2262-3094, more
|   |
| Keywords |
|
| Author keywords |
Lessepsian migration; Mediterranean sea |
| Authors | | Top |
- Ben Souissi, J.
- Golani, D.
- Golani, D.
|
|
|
| Abstract |
A specimen of the Halave's guitarfish, Rhinobatos halavi (Forsskål, 1775) (Chondrichthyes: Rhinobatidae), is recorded off Zarzis, in the Gulf of Gabès, southern Tunisia, confirming the occurrence of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. This species is common in the Red Sea and its presence in the Mediterranean is probably due to migration through the Suez Canal, i.e. Lessepsian migration sensu Golani et al. (2002). R. halavi is the second Lessepsian immigrant elasmobranch species known in the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, this specimen is the first albino rhinobatid described to date. |
|
