AUTHOR=Ghanem Raouia , Rjiba Bahri Wafa , Chaffai Amani , Zaouali Jeanne , Hassen Bilel , Karray Sahar , El Bour Monia , Ben Souissi Jamila , Azzurro Ernesto 

TITLE=First Record of the Silverspot Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) in Mediterranean Waters

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.869138

DOI=10.3389/fmars.2022.869138

ISSN=2296-7745

ABSTRACT=<p>On 14th October 2021, a single specimen of <italic>Sargocentron caudimaculatum</italic> was captured in the locality of Cape Bon, Eastern Tunisia, by a local fisher using gillnets at 60 m depth, on rocky bottom. This observation represents the first record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. General information on the squirrelfishes and the importance of molecular tools for the proper identification of morphologically challenging non-indigenous organisms were raised and discussed.</p>