Title of article :
Notes on the distribution and biology of northern brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891) in the eastern Mediterranean
Author/Authors :
MINOS, George Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki - Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology, Greece , KOKOKIRIS, Lambros Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki - Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology, Greece , IMSIRIDOU, Anastasia Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki - Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology, Greece , KARACHLE, Paraskevi K. Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece , KAPIRIS, Kostas Institute of Marine Biological Resources - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece
Abstract :
From November 2013 to March 2014, 14 female specimens of the nonindigenous penaeid species northern brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus were caught in Thermaikos Gulf and Nestos estuaries (northern Aegean Sea), as well as one male in the Argolikos Gulf (central Aegean Sea) and 1 female in the Ionian Sea, further confirming their expansion range in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Along with the external morphology of the specimens, sequencing analysis of the 16S rDNA gene of mtDNA confirmed the species identification. Recognition of large mature individuals strongly supports that the already established species in the Greek seas could be efficiently reproduced.
Keywords :
Northern brown shrimp , Farfantepenaeus aztecus , eastern Mediterranean , sequencing , 16S rDNA
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology