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Identification of Mediterranean marine gobies (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) of the continental shelf from photographs of in situ individuals

Natural History Museum Rijeka, Lorenzov prolaz 1, HR-51000 Rijeka, Croatia
CEFE—Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranea, Via M. Rapisardi trav. VIII, 2, 96012 Avola (SR), Italy
Stavanger Museum, Department of Natural History, Musegata 16, 4010 Stavanger, Norway.
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt a.M., Germany.
Faculty of Fisheries, Izmir Katip Celebi University, HavaalanýSosesi Cd. Aosb 35620 Balatcýk/Cigli/Ýzmir, Turkey
Association Peau-Bleue, 46 rue des Escais, 34300 Agde, France. UMR BOREA (MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Universit, IRD, UniCaen, UGA), Station marine de Dinard, CRESCO, 38 rue du Port Blanc, 35800 Dinard, France.
Pisces identification protocol visual identification criteria citizen science underwater visual census small benthic fishes

Abstract

Numerous photographs of live fishes posted by anglers and divers on social media and citizen science databases are important sources of information for ichthyological research. However, validating records that extend the known ecology and bathymetric or geographic distribution of species should rely on a rigorous identification process. The family Gobiidae, with their small size, superficial resemblance among species and high species richness are particularly difficult to identify. Therefore, the identification from photographs of live individuals of Mediterranean marine gobies from the continental shelf was studied. A dichotomous identification key is provided based on photographs of live individuals, allowing positive identification of 41 out of the 66 species reviewed in this publication. Then, for all 66 species we provide a brief description of important characters, which can be used for provisional identification for those species that could not be positively identified using the key. Pending further progress in identification of live individuals, we suggest that records extending the known geographic and ecological species distribution be taken into account only if they could be validated using the dichotomous identification key.

 

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