TY  - JOUR
T1  - Occurrence of the Rare Fish Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) in the Capo Peloro Lagoon (Central Mediterranean Sea): Some Implications
TT  - Capo Peloro Lagünü’nde (Orta Akdeniz) Nadir Balık Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)’in Görünüşü: Bazı Önermeler
AU  - Cavallaro, Mauro
AU  - De Matteo, Sergio
AU  - Giacobbe, Salvatore
PY  - 2025
DA  - July
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.46384/jmsf.1623071
JF  - Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries
JO  - JMSF
PB  - Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2651-5326
SP  - 121
EP  - 126
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - As part of fish fauna monitoring within the “Capo Peloro Lagoon” Natural Reserve, a juvenile specimen of the rare warm-water fish Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) was detected through a collaborative citizen science effort. This represents the first recorded occurrence of the species in the Strait of Messina area. The finding is particularly noteworthy, as the Strait functions as a climatic cold barrier between the warmer Tyrrhenian and Ionian basins, playing a crucial role in regulating the northward spread of thermophilic species. Furthermore, this record reinforces the importance of the Capo Peloro Lagoon as both a nursery and refuge area, as well as a potential steppingstone in the dispersal of both exotic and native thermophilic species.
KW  - warm water fishes
KW  - spreading
KW  - first record
KW  - brackish waters
N2  - “Capo Peloro Lagünü” Doğal Rezervi’nde yürütülen balık faunası izleme çalışmaları kapsamında, nadir görülen bir sıcak su balığı türü olan Lobotes surinamensis’in (Bloch, 1790) juvenil bir bireyi, vatandaş bilimi iş birliğine dayalı gözlemler sayesinde tespit edilmiştir. Bu, Messina Boğazı bölgesinden bildirilen ilk kayıttır. Bu bulgu oldukça önemlidir, çünkü boğaz, daha sıcak olan Tiren ve İyon denizleri arasında iklimsel bir soğuk bariyer görevi görmekte ve termofilik türlerin kuzeye doğru yayılımını düzenlemede kilit bir rol oynamaktadır. Ayrıca, bu kayıt Capo Peloro Lagünü’nün bir kuluçka ve sığınma alanı olarak önemini vurgularken, aynı zamanda hem egzotik hem de yerli termofilik türlerin yayılımında potansiyel bir sıçrama noktası işlevi gördüğünü ortaya koymaktadır.
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