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14 December 2022 The cusk eel Ophidion smithi (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae): new data and northernmost record from the Gulf of Aqaba
Ronald Fricke, Daniel Golani, Brenda Appelbaum-Golani
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Abstract

The cusk eel Ophidion smithi (Fowler, 1934) is recorded from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, based on a specimen collected at Eilat, Israel. This report confirms a previous record from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba without more precise locality information. This also represents the first record of this species from Israel and the northernmost record of this species.

Das Bartmännchen Ophidion smithi (Fowler, 1934) wird beschrieben auf Grundlage eines Exemplares, das bei Eilat, Israel im Golf von Akaba, Rotes Meer, gesammelt wurde. Hiermit wird ein früherer Fund aus dem Roten Meer (und dem Golf von Akaba) ohne genaue Fundortangabe bestätigt. Letzterer ist zugleich der erste Fund dieser Art aus Israel sowie der nördlichste Fund dieser Art.

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Ronald Fricke, Daniel Golani, and Brenda Appelbaum-Golani "The cusk eel Ophidion smithi (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae): new data and northernmost record from the Gulf of Aqaba," Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History 5(2), 103-107, (14 December 2022). https://doi.org/10.18476/2022.959496
Received: 9 May 2022; Accepted: 16 November 2022; Published: 14 December 2022
KEYWORDS
distribution
Israel
new record
Red Sea
Teleostei
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