Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 45(2): 217-219, doi: 10.3750/AIP2015.45.2.14
First record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae)
expand article infoR. Fricke, D. Golani, B. Appelbaum-Golani

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Citation: Fricke R, Golani D, Appelbaum-Golani B (2015) First record of the toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica, from Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, and status of P. sinaia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 45(2): 217-219. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2015.45.2.14
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Abstract
The toothy goby, Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959, is recorded for the first time from Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba.  The status of Pleurosicya sinaia Goren, 1984 is discussed; that nominal species is treated as a junior synonym of P. mossambica.
Keywords
Pleurosicya mossambica, Gobiidae, Red Sea, Israel, first record, distribution