Blennies of the Mediterranean Sea

Blennies of the Mediterranean Sea, il nuovo libro di Francesco Tiralongo, autore di Blennidi delle acque italiane, giunge alla sua seconda edizione aggiornata e ampliata. In questo testo, in lingua inglese, l’autore guida il lettore alla conoscenza e all’identificazione di tutti i Blennioidei (Blenniidae, Clinidae, Tripterygiidae) presenti nel Mar Mediterraneo, includendo specie non indigene e alcune specie affini dell’Atlantico.

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Presentazione:

Blennies of the Mediterranean Sea is an outstanding reference book, accessible and engaging. Francesco Tiralongo teaches us masterfully how to distinguish each species but also what it means to be a blenny, considering biological and ecological details. About sixty color illustrations and sixty hand-made drawings and details of the key taxonomic characters will guide the reader towards a rapid, easy and certain identification of 34 species (plus some Atlantic species), which can be found in Mediterranean waters. This Guide is a fundamental reference for Mediterranean ichthyologists and a useful and inspiring tool for anyone else interested in the field of marine biodiversity, such as divers, fishermen and other sea lovers. Nomina si nescis, perit et cognitio rerum (Linneus, 1755). If you do not know the names of things, the knowledge of things themselves perishes. This was the fundamental principle of taxonomy, the science of describing, naming, and classifying living organisms. This was also the merit of this book, a wonderful contribution to the knowledge and conservation of this fascinating and understudied group of marine species.

Ernesto Azzurro

ISPRA – National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research

Indice e dati sul libro:

147 pagine

Lingua: inglese

Più di 200 immagini (fotografie, disegni a colori, disegni a matita)

CONTENTS

MEDITERRANEAN BLENNIES - BLENNIOIDEI

INTRODUCTION

BLENNIIDAE

TRIPTERYGIIDAE

CLINIDAE

MAIN HABITAT TYPES

IDENTIFICATION KEY TO THE MEDITERRANEAN BLENNIES

SPECIES

Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1836)
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758
Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll, 1959)
Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836)
Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes, 1836)
Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)
Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)
Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)
Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883)
Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758)
Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)
Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833)
Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)
Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768)
Parablennius thysanius (Jordan & Seale, 1907)
Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892)
Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell, 1835
Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes, 1836)
Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810)
Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi & Freyhof, 2023
Salariopsis economidisi Kottelat, 2004
Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso, 1810)
Salariopsis renatorum Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi & Freyhof, 2023
Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Similar Atlantic species:

Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Parablennius ruber (Valenciennes, 1836)
Salariopsis atlantica Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui, 2011

GLOSSARY

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