title: An additional record of Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Osteichthyes, Kyphosidae) from Sicily clarifies the confused situation of the Mediterranean kyphosids.
abstract: The lowfin chub, Kyphosus vaigiensis, is reported for the first time off Favignana Island, Sicily, central Mediterranean Sea. The specimen was identified on the basis of morphometric and meristic characters as well as mitochondrial DNA sequences (COI and 16S-rDNA). Two, perhaps three, Kyphosus species-K. bigibbus, K. sectatrix and K. vaigiensis-have been occasionally recorded in the Mediterranean. These species occur both in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions but it is likely they entered the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. However, it is unclear whether they have established reproductive native populations in the Mediterranean.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sciences and Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Section of Botany and Plant Ecology, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, 90123 Palermo, Italy.; Email: annamaria.mannino@unipa.it.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mannino
authors.affiliation: Department of Sciences and Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Section of Botany and Plant Ecology, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, 90123 Palermo, Italy.; Email: requin.blanc@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balistreri
authors.affiliation: Department of Sciences and Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Section of Animal Biology, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy.; Email: iaciofanodavide@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iaciofano
authors.affiliation: Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Tel-Shikmona, P.O.B. 8030, 31080 Haifa, Israel.; Email: bella@ocean.org.il.
authors.forename: Bella S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Galil
authors.affiliation: Department of Sciences and Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Section of Animal Biology, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy.; Email: sabrina.lobrutto@unipa.it.
authors.forename: Sabrina Lo
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Brutto
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D009929:Organ Size; D010473:Perciformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D010802:Phylogeny; D012802:Sicily