Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 46(1): 49-52, doi: 10.3750/AIP2016.46.1.07
First record of the large-headed goby, Millerigobius macrocephalus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae), from Italy
S. Giacobbe, A. Spinelli, S. De Matteo, M. KovačićCorresponding author: S. Giacobbe © S. Giacobbe, A. Spinelli, S. De Matteo, M. Kovačić. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Giacobbe S, Spinelli A, De Matteo S, Kovačić M (2016) First record of the large-headed goby, Millerigobius macrocephalus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae), from Italy. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 46(1): 49-52. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2016.46.1.07 |  |
Abstract
Two confined populations of an inadequately known gobiid, Millerigobius macrocephalus (Kolombatović, 1891), new species for Italy, have been reported for the protected areas of “Capo Peloro Lagoon” and “Marinello Lakes”, NE Sicily. The specimens found were described and illustrated. Additional data were provided on the habitat preferences of this fish species. The authors emphasize the need for biodiversity inventories of inadequately studied Mediterranean lagoons.
Keywords
Mediterranean, lagoon, conservation, inventory, transitional waters