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Sihem Rafrafi-Nouira

Sihem Rafrafi-Nouira

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The dietary patterns and the feeding habits of greater weever Trachinus draco (Linnaeus, 1758) are described based on an analysis of 280 stomach contents collected between May 2018 and March 2019 in the Gulf of Tunis. The vacuity index (%VI) was relatively low (23.92%). The proportion of empty stomachs varied significantly by season but not by sex....
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The capture of four abnormal specimens of the Striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleinii was reported from shallow coastal waters surrounding the touristic area of Dakar, Republic of Senegal, and among them, some specimens displaying morphological deformities. A specimen exhibited a pectoral non-adherent to the head, a second was tailless, and two spec...
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The capture of four abnormal specimens of the Striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleiniii was reported from shallow coastal waters surrounding the touristic area of Dakar, Republic of Senegal, and among them, some specimens displaying morphological deformities. A specimen exhibited a pectoral non-adherent to the head, a second was tailless, and two spe...
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SUMMARY The authors report the captures of 3 specimens of common angel shark Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840 from the northern coast of Tunisia in the central Mediterranean Sea. They were 3 adult males which measured 905, 1350 and 1400 mm, respectively, and their eviscerated weight was 4.3, 8.5 and 10.8 kg respectively. Combined with other capture...
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The authors report on the capture of an abnormal specimen of striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleiniii (Müller & Henle 1841) from the coast of Senegal. The specimen measured 250 mm in disc width (DW) and weighing 621 g in total body weight (TBW). It exhibited a lack of the right clasper, already visible from the view of the dorsal surface, and an und...
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The present paper report on the capture of a shore rockling Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the NE Tunisian coast, in shallow coastal waters. It was a small specimen which of 210 mm standard length and 81.5 g. The specimens is described in this paper including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. The local distribution of...
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The authors report in the present paper the capture of two specimens of a rare shark, angular rough shark Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758), from the northern coast of Tunisia. A first specimen was a juvenile female caught off Ras Jebel, the second specimen was a juvenile male caught off Kelibia. These captures occurred after two decades in the ar...
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A case of hermaphroditism is described in the present paper from a specimen of striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleiniii (müller and henle, 1841), captured off Dakar, Senegal, eastern tropical Atlantic. It measured 295 mm for disc width (DW), 530 mm for total length (TL) and its total body weight (TBW) reached 1017 g. It exhibited a single clasper, o...
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Capapé C., Rafrafi-Nouira S., Diatta Y., Reynaud C. 2020. First record of little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes: Somniosidae), from the Tunisian coast, central Mediterranean Sea. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 50 (4): 475-480. Abstract. The first record of the little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827), from t...
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The occurrence of the Lessepsian migrant Golani round herring Etrumeus golanii (Dussumieriidae) was con-firmed off the Tunisian coast with the record of a specimen captured by a commercial purse-seiner on 13 March 2020, in the Gulf of Hammamet. The specimen, a mature female, measured 262 mm in total length and weighed 178.22 g. Morphometric and mer...
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A specimen of Physiculus dalwigki Kaup, 1758 measuring 218 mm in total length, 190 mm in standard length, and weighing 90 g was caught off the northern Tunisian coast. This capture constitutes the first record of this fish from the Tunisian coast. The specimen is described including morphological measurements, meristic counts, and color. Due to a l...
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Three specimens of oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829 were recorded for the first time from the coast of Senegal. The specimens were probably immature; a single specimen was measured and weighed, reaching 745 mm of total length and 2350 g of total body weight, the other specimens were smaller. In this note, the authors present a short descripti...
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A specimen of Cottonmouth jack Uraspis secunda (Poey, 1860) was recorded for the first time from the coast of Senegal. The specimen was immature measuring 118 mm for total length and 19.2 g for total body weight. In this note, the authors present a short description of one specimen and its main morphometric measurements and meristic characters. The...
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Abstract.- In a sample of garfish Belone belone gracilis Lowe, 1839, collected off the northern Tunisian coast, the authors report the presence of a first specimen parasited by the cirripedia Conchoderma virgatum splenger, 1789, and a second specimen exhibiting an anomaly on upper jaw. Biological observations carried out on normal specimens reveale...
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Capapé C., Rafrafi-Nouira S., Reynaud C., Golani D. 2019. First record of the Mediterranean spiderfish, Bathypterois dubius (Actinopterygii: Scopeliformes: Ipnopidae), from the Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean Sea). Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 49 (3): 283-285. Abstract. The Mediterranean spiderfish, Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888, is recorded f...
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The Mediterranean spiderfish, Bathypterois dubius Vaillant, 1888, is recorded for the first time in Tunisian waters. The specimen was caught in the northwest Tunisian coast. It measured 183 mm in total length and weighed 32.9 g. The specimen is briefly described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. Its distribution in the Medite...
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Des investigations effectuées à des profondeurs allant de 600 à 1200 mètres , devant la côte septentrionale de Tunisie ont permis de capturer au chalut benthique, cinq espèces de poissons considérées comme rares ou peu connues, localement. Il s’agit d’un Chondrichtyen holocéphale, Chimaera monstrosa (Linnaeus, 1758), et de quatre téléostéens, Netta...
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The authors present the first records of Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes,1833 from the Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean). The specimens are described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. The origin of the species in its new living area is discussed and commented. However, these new findings confirm the es...
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ABSTRACT This paper reports additional records of Sloane’s viperfi sh Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801, and the fi rst substantiated record of blackfi n sorcerer Nettastoma melanurum Rafi nesque, 1810, from the Tunisian coast. All specimens were collected by trawl during a commercial survey carried out in the northern area of the country....
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The authors report an additional record of tripletail Lobotes surinamensis off Ras Jebel in northern Tunisia. The specimen was caught with a trammel net at a depth of 6 m, measuring 430 mm in total length and weighing 1206 g. To date, 9 specimens of this species have been recorded in Tunisian waters, with 35 records documented in the entire Mediter...
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Abstract: The authors report in the present note the first confirmed record of Guinean amberjack, Seriola carpenteri Mather, 1971 in Tunisian waters, based on available specimens, captured in northern Tunisia, off Ras Jebel. The specimens are shortly described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. Species distribution in the cent...
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Abstract—This paper reports the second record but also the first substantiated record of cusk-eel Ophidion barbatum (Linnaeus, 1758) from the northern coast of Tunisia, 168 mm in total length and weighing 18.3 g. The specimen is described including morphometric measurements and counts. Differences from its close relative species O. rochei (Linnaeus...
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The present paper report unusual and additional records of sharpnose seven-gill shark Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) from the northeastern Tuni-sian waters. Four specimens were collected in the Gulf of Tunis and two specimens off Bizerte. The specimens were measured for total length and weighed. The specimens from Bizerte were described in t...
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This paper reports an additional record of red-eye round herring Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen, 2012 from the Tunisian coast. The studied specimen was singled out from a 640 kg haul of E. golanii caught off the northern Tunisian coast. The abundant catch suggests that an important and viable population has successfully established in...
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This paper reports the first record of two specimens of wedge sole Dicologlossa cuneata (Moreau, 1881) from the Tunisian coast. This record confirms the occurrence of the species off the Maghreb shore, but do not suggest a successful establishment of a viable population in this region. Its rarity in Tunisian waters is probably due to the fact that,...
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A common eagle ray Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) exhibiting abnormal male and female traits on the left side of the genital apparatus was captured off the north-eastern Tunisian coast. As the specimen could not be considered a functioning adult male and/or female, it was classifi ed as an abnormal hermaphrodite. This is the latest of the 16 he...
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This paper reports the first record of nakedband gaper Champsodon nudivittis from the Syrian coast. This record confirms the occurrence of the species in the Levant Basin and its eastern extension range in he Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, this additional capture of C. nudivittis in the eastern Mediterranean supports that a sustainable population...
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Blackfish, Centrolophus Niger (Gmclin, 1788) is recorded for the first time in Tunisian waters. The specimen was caught in northern area, off Ras Jebel close to Cani Rocks. It was a large specimen measuring 394 mm total length and weighing 486.6 g. The specimen is shortly described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. Its distri...
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The authors present in this paper the first record of Red Sea orangeface butterflyfish Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier, 1831 off the Syrian coast and its second Mediterranean record. The specimen is described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. The occurrence of this Lepssepsian migrant in the area and the Mediterranean Sea is discus...
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Westernmost occurrence of the dusky spinefoot, Siganus luridus (Osteichthyes, Siganidae) along North African coasts.— A specimen of dusky spinefoot Siganus luridus (Rüppel, 1829) was recorded in the peri-Mediterranean lagoon of Bizerte in northern Tunisia. This record constitutes the northernmost range of the species in Tunisian waters and the west...
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Parophidion vassali (Müller, 1810) is recorded for the first time in Tunisian waters. The specimen is shortly described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. Its distribution in the area and in the Mediterranean Sea is commented and discussed.
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Food and feeding habits of black scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758 were carried out from 715 specimens collected off Ras Jebel, city located in northern Tunisia. Diet was studied in relation to fish size, sexes and seasons. The relationship total length (TL) versus total body mass (TBM) showed a positive allometry, suggesting that S. por...
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Abstract This paper reports the first record of two specimens of the hollowsnout grenadier Coelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810) from the Syrian coast. This record confirms the occurrence of C. caelorhincus in the eastern Mediterranean and suggests that a viable population is successfully established in this region. Its apparent rarity is due to...
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The present paper reports occurrences of six elasmobranch species previously considered as rare and/or unknown in northern Tunisian waters. Captures of sharpnose seven-gill shark, Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) and bluntnose six gills shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) showed that both species although they are threatened are not to...
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Captures of 11 spinetail devil rays, Mobula japanica (Müller et Henle, 1841), from the northern coast of Tunisian (central Mediterranean) are reported in the present paper. Of these 11 specimens, five specimens were described. These captures constitute the first records of the species in the Tunisian waters, but also in the Mediterranean Sea, exten...
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Two specimens of imperial blackfish, Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier 1829), were found for the first time off the Tunisian coast, in northern area. Both specimens are described, and occurrence of the species in the area and the Mediterranean Sea is discussed and commented.
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A survey conducted off the northern Tunisian coast allow to collect specimens belonging to species rarely captured in the area, such as longjaw snake eel Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758), bluntsnout snake eel Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758), Mediterranean parrot fish Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758) and sharksucker Echeneis naucrates (Linnaeus,...
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A specimen of sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 was found for the third time off Ras Jebel, in the Gulf of Tunis, northern Tunisia. The specimen is described with morphometric measurements, while the species occurrence in the area and the Mediterranean Sea is discussed and commented. Additionally, sea lamprey remains an occasional visit...
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The paper reports on some aspects of morphology, morphometric measurements, meristic counts and colour of all Gnathophis mystax found in northern Tunisian waters. Some measurements, such as pre-dorsal length, pre-anal length, pectoral length and pre-pectoral length are in correlation with size; however, the b < 3 values display negative allometry....
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Four sharpnose seven-gill sharks Heptranchias perlo were captured off the northern Tunisian coast between 2007 and 2014: two males, one juvenile and one adult, and two females, one juvenile and one adult. H. perlo is considered as a rare species, probably threatened but still present in the area. Additionally, the occurrence of a sustainable popula...
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Investigations conducted off the northern Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean) allowed for the collection of specimens of three Lessepsian teleost migrants: the black-barred halfbeak Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775), dusky spinefoot Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) and marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus Forsskål, 1775. The species are described i...