A5078593119- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Marine animal studies overview
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
2015-2025
University of Crete
2016-2019
This study focused on the diet and feeding habits of invasive pufferfish Lagocephalus sceleratus in coastal waters Crete (Cretan Libyan Sea, eastern Mediterranean). The was composed a wide variety organisms, while number specimens with empty gastrointestinal tracts low (14.41%). In total we were able to identify 38 different species fish invertebrates within analysed. Fish main component, followed by crustaceans mollusks (mostly gastropods cephalopods). At family level, most significant...
An ecological niche modelling (ENM) approach was developed to model the suitable habitat for 0-group European hake, Merluccius merluccius L., 1758, in Mediterranean Sea. The ENM built combining knowledge on biological traits of hake recruits (e.g. growth, settlement, mobility and feeding strategy) with patterns selected variables (chlorophyll-a fronts concentration, bottom depth, sea current temperature) highlight favourable nursery habitats. results show that nurseries require stable...
Thanks to the availability of MEDITS survey data, a standardized picture occurrence and abundance demersal Chondrichthyes in northern Mediterranean has been obtained. During spring-summer period between 2012 2015, 41 Chondrichthyes, including 18 sharks (5 orders 11 families), 22 batoids (3 4 families) 1 chimaera, were detected from several geographical sub-areas (GSAs) established by General Fisheries Commission for Mediterranean. Batoids had preferential distribution on continental shelf...
The Mediterranean Large Elasmobranchs Monitoring (MEDLEM) database contains over 3000 records (more than 4000 individuals) of large elasmobranch species from 20 different countries around the and Black seas, observed 1666 to 2017. main included in archive are devil fish (1 813 individuals), basking shark (939 blue (585 great white (337 individuals).In last decades other such as shortfin mako (166 spiny butterfly ray (138) thresher (174 were reported with an increasing frequency. This was...
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent marine neurotoxin involved in poisoning cases, especially through the consumption of puffer fish. Knowledge toxicity equivalency factors (TEFs) TTX analogues crucial monitoring programs to estimate samples analyzed with instrumental analysis methods. In this work, were isolated from liver Lagocephalus sceleratus individual caught on South Crete coasts. A cell-based assay (CBA) for TTXs was optimized and applied establishment TEFs 5,11-dideoxyTTX,...
The silver-cheeked toadfish Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin 1789), and to a lesser degree the orange spotted Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker, 1852), pose threats human health from physical attacks poisonings in Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This study reviewed health-related impacts resulting these pufferfish, compiling assessing records online sources, peer-reviewed literature, medical records, personal interviews, observations across years 2004 2023. A total of 198 events impacting were...
Species diversity is widely recognized as an important trait of ecosystems' functioning and resilience. Understanding the causes patterns their interaction with environmental conditions essential in order to effectively assess preserve existing diversity. While most recurrent groups such fish are commonly studied, other taxa cephalopods have received less attention. In this work we present spatio-temporal trends cephalopod across entire Mediterranean Sea during last 19 years, analysing data...
The present study provides updated information on the occurrence, abundance and biomass distribution patterns length frequencies of Merluccius merluccius in Mediterranean Sea, by analysing a time series data from International Trawl Surveys (MEDITS) 1994 to 2015. highest values were observed Sardinian Seas. use generalized additive model, which standardized indices (kg km–2) analysed as function environmental variables, explained how ecological factors could affect spatio-temporal European...
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a highly potent marine toxin which can cause severe poisoning following consumption of contaminated fish and seafood. Thus, sensitive, reliable simple test required for rapid screening samples prevention intoxication. Herein, we translated previously reported microtiter plate hybrid aptamer-antibody assay into lateral flow (LFA) test. The relies on an aptamer immobilized the membrane antibody conjugated with gold nanoparticles to provide visual result when TTX present...
Recent records on the occurrence of species Etrumeus teres, Siganus rivulatus, Stephanolepis diaspros, Sphoeroides pachygaster, Lagocephalus sceleratus, Fistularia commersonii and luridus are presented for Aegean, Cretan Libyan Seas new record Upeneus moluccensis in Sea is reported.
Predicting the occurrence of keystone top predators in a multispecies marine environment, such as Mediterranean Sea, can be considerable value to long-term sustainable development fishing industry and protection biodiversity. We analysed fisheries independent scientific bottom trawl survey data two most abundant cartilaginous fish species (Scyliorhinus canicula, Raja clavata) Aegean Sea covering an 11-year sampling period. The current findings revealed declining trend R. clavata S. canicula...
The invasion of the tetrodotoxin (TTX)-bearing silver-cheeked toadfish and potential poisoning due to its consumption (tetrodotoxication) threatens public safety in Mediterranean Sea. In this study, TTX analogues Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) were measured using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) fish collected off island Crete (Southern Mediterranean). We tested synergistic effect a suite factors potentially affecting toxins’ levels tetrodotoxication risk...
The mean temperature of the catch (MTC), which is average inferred preference exploited species weighted by their annual catch, an index that has been used for evaluating effect sea warming on marine ecosystems. In present work, we examined surface composition Greek Seas using MTC applied official statistics (landings) period 1970-2010 (Aegean and Ionian Seas) experimental bottom trawl survey data 1997-2014 (southern Aegean Sea). landings study increased from 11.8 οC to 16.2 in Sea 10.0 14.7...
The main characteristics concerning the distribution of two most important decapod crustaceans commercial interest in Mediterranean Sea, deep-water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, and Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, are studied European waters. study is based on data collected under MEDITS trawl surveys from 1994 to 2015 Gibraltar Straits northeastern Levantine Basin (Cyprus waters). observed differences can be interpreted as different responses environmental drivers related...
Analysis of the cephalopod beaks found in stomachs 69 swordfish Xiphias gladius caught Aegean Sea resulted identification nine taxa. Cephalopod consumption was higher summer and autumn, larger were more likely to feed on cephalopods. Todarodes sagittatus most abundant species, a finding suggesting its abundance Mediterranean sea.
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 562:19-35 (2016) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11912 Environmental drivers explain regional variation of changes in fish and invertebrate functional groups across Mediterranean Sea from 1994 2012 Anik Brind’Amour1,*, Marie-Joëlle Rochet1, Francesc Ordines2, Geoffrey R. Hosack3, Olivier Berthelé1, Bastien...
This Collective Article presents information about 17 taxa belonging to four Phyla (one Cnidaria, two Arthropoda, Mollusca, and ten Chordata) extending from the Western Mediterranean Levantine Sea. The new records were reported nine countries as follows: Algeria: first published of clingfishes Apletodon dentatus Lepadogaster lepadogaster after 1955; France: record tripletail Lobotes surinamensis in French waters; Italy: rare bonito Orcynopsis unicolor recently described nudibranch Elysia...