Fishes in Lagoons and Estuaries in the Mediterranean 3B (eBook)

Mohamed Hichem Kara (Sc.D.) is Professor at the University of Annaba, Algeria, where he manages the marine bioresource laboratory, founded in 2003. He is a founding member of the Algerian Academy of Science and Technology, and a member of the French Ichthyological Society. Jean-Pierre Quignard (Sc.D.) is Honorary Professor at the University of Montpellier, France, where he manages the Mediterranean ichthyological laboratory. He is a member of the Montpellier Académie des sciences et lettres and of the French Ichthyological Society.

Foreword vii

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1. Mullidae Günther, 1859 1

1.1. Mullus Linnæus, 1758 3

1.1.1. Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnæus, 1758 5

1.1.2. Mullus surmuletus Linnæus, 1758 23

1.2. Bibliography 41

Chapter 2. Pleuronectidae Norman, 1934 59

2.1. Platichthys Girard, 1854-1855 [1856] 59

2.1.1. Platichthys flesus (Linnæus, 1758) 60

2.2. Bibliography 70

Chapter 3. Soleidae Norman, 1934 75

3.1. Solea Quensel, 1806 77

3.1.1. Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927 79

3.1.2. Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858 85

3.1.3. Solea solea (Linnæus, 1758) 91

3.2. Bibliography 110

Chapter 4. Sparidae Jordan and Evermann, 1898 129

4.1. Diplodus Rafinesque, 1810 130

4.1.1. Diplodus annularis (Linnæus, 1758) 135

4.1.2. Diplodus puntazzo (Cetti, 1777) 148

4.1.3. Diplodus sargus sargus (Linnæus, 1758) 161

4.1.4. Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) 180

4.2. Lithognathus Swainson, 1839 194

4.2.1. Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnæus, 1758) 194

4.3. Sarpa Bonaparte, 1831 206

4.3.1. Sarpa salpa (Linnæus, 1758) 206

4.4. Sparus Linnæus, 1758 217

4.4.1. Sparus aurata Linnæus, 1758 218

4.5. Bibliography 240

Glossary 273

Index 281