Dominance of Scorpaena maderensis among scorpaenids of littoral rocky reefs in Corsica (NW Mediterranean): Further evidence of Mediterranean Sea warming. Issue 2 (20th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Astruch, Patrick; Belloni, Bruno; Rouanet, Elodie; Schohn, Thomas; Harmelin‐Vivien, Mireille; Harmelin, Jean‐Georges; Boudouresque, Charles‐François
• Is Part Of: Journal of fish biology. Volume 100:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 601
• Page End: 604
• Publication Date: 2021-12-20
• Subjects: abundance -- Madeira rockfish -- Mediterranean Sea -- thermophilic species -- warming; Fishes -- Periodicals; Fishes -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 597
• DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14972
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1112

Abstract

Abstract: The population of Scorpaenidae was investigated in the Nature Reserve of Scàndula (Corsica, France, NW Mediterranean). While absent from Corsica a few decades ago, the Madeira rockfish Scorpaena maderensis is now the most abundant scorpaenid species in shallow rocky reef areas, far outnumbering Scorpaena notata and Scorpaena porcus . Considered as a subtropical species of Atlantic origin, the northward progression of the thermophilic S. maderensis and its dominance in Corsican waters is further evidence of the ongoing warming of the Mediterranean Sea.