On the Occurrence of the Currently Largest Recorded Pagellus erythrinus (Sparidae) in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy)

Articles > Article · 2026

Authors: Okan AKYOL, Igor AGOSTINI

ANNALES Series Historia Naturalis, Refereed Journals of Other Institutions, International, Scopus, 2026, vol 36, pp 133-140

DOI: 10.19233/ASHN.2026.17

Summary

<p>This&nbsp;paper&nbsp;presents&nbsp;an&nbsp;update&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;size&nbsp;of&nbsp;Pagellus&nbsp;erythrinus,&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;comprehensive&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;georeferenced&nbsp;occurrences&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;January&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;An&nbsp;exceptionally&nbsp;large&nbsp;specimen&nbsp;of&nbsp;P.&nbsp;erythrinus&nbsp;was&nbsp;captured&nbsp;using&nbsp;a&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;gillnet&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;depth&nbsp;of&nbsp;65&nbsp;m&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;muddy-rocky&nbsp;seabed&nbsp;off&nbsp;Civitavecchia&nbsp;(Rome).&nbsp;This&nbsp;specimen&nbsp;measured&nbsp;660&nbsp;mm&nbsp;in&nbsp;total&nbsp;length&nbsp;and&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;wet&nbsp;weight&nbsp;of&nbsp;4,082&nbsp;g.&nbsp;The&nbsp;species&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;across&nbsp;a&nbsp;wide&nbsp;depth&nbsp;range&nbsp;(1–300&nbsp;m)&nbsp;in&nbsp;over&nbsp;twenty&nbsp;intermittent&nbsp;localities&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Atlantic&nbsp;Ocean&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mediterranean&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;between&nbsp;1983&nbsp;and&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;This&nbsp;study&nbsp;confrms&nbsp;the&nbsp;largest&nbsp;specimen&nbsp;of&nbsp;P.&nbsp;erythrinus&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;to&nbsp;date.&nbsp;This&nbsp;ichthyological&nbsp;note&nbsp;contributes&nbsp;a&nbsp;key&nbsp;parameter&nbsp;for&nbsp;life-history&nbsp;studies&nbsp;and&nbsp;fsheries&nbsp;science.&nbsp;</p>

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