First record of the yellowbar angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) in the central Mediterranean (Maltese Islands)

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“…The species was subsequently recorded in Lebanon (2011: Bariche, 2012, again in Turkey (2011: Erguden Mozambique (Allen et al, 1998), dates back to 2009, when two specimens were observed in Lebanon and another specimen was caught in Israel (Bariche, 2010;Salameh et al, 2012). More recently, a specimen was recorded in Malta in 2012 (Evans et al, 2016). Three specimens Osca et al, 2020;Pirkenseer, 2020;Zenetos & Miliou, 2020).…”

“…(c) Pomacanthus imperator and map with all Mediterranean records (black circles) (after Capapè et al ., 2018; Saad et al ., 2018; Gurlek et al ., 2019). (d) Pomacanthus maculosus and map with all Mediterranean records (black circles) (after Salameh et al ., 2012; Evans et al ., 2016). (e) Abudefduf sp.…”

“…The first Mediterranean record of this species, whose natural distribution extends from the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to Mozambique (Allen et al ., 1998), dates back to 2009, when two specimens were observed in Lebanon and another specimen was caught in Israel (Bariche, 2010; Salameh et al ., 2012). More recently, a specimen was recorded in Malta in 2012 (Evans et al ., 2016). Three specimens were spearfished and one caught with a trolling line in 10–25 m depth on rocky and mixed bottoms.…”

First record of Pomacanthus maculosus (Perciformes, Pomacanthidae) in the south‐western Atlantic Ocean

“…() and Evans et al . (), supported by best practices for new records of fish proposed by Bello et al . ().…”

“…Pomacanthus maculosus has recently been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea (Evans et al, ). In this case, the invasion probably occurred by Leseppsian migration via the Suez Canal (Salameh et al, ).…”