Mediterranean Marine Science

Article	Citations
First record of the West Atlantic Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Ariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea	50
Rapid invasion of the non-indigenous brown alga Stypopodium schimperi in the Adriatic Sea	34
Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species	20
The Intertwined Effects of Hydrographic Barriers, Palaeoclimate and Life History on Genetic Structure of Marine Populations: A Case Study of Two Marine Invertebrates	18
Is the typical stage of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales, Halimedaceae) a possible indicator of climate warming?	17
The diet and feeding habits of Lagocephalus sceleratus in the eastern Mediterranean: A case study carried out off the island of Crete (southern Greece)	15
In between coral branches: describing the courtship behavior of the Mediterranean cardinalfish Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)	15
Preliminary evidence of a potential reproductive aggregation area of the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes – Dasyatidae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea	14
The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847) from the NW Mediterranean: a healthy and safe choice for human consumption	14
Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in Rhodes, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean	14
A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae)	14
Reproductive features of the invasive crab Libinia dubia H. Milne Edwards, 1834 from the Central Mediterranean Sea	13
Fatty acid content and profile of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), an expanding thermophilic species in the NW Mediterranean	13
Do artificial vs natural substrates cause a difference in assemblages of peracarids? A case study in the Western Mediterranean basin	13
New findings of Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) in the Levantine-Balearic demarcation (western Mediterranean Sea)	12
Damage and economic impact of wood-borers (Bivalvia, Teredinidae) on artisanal fishing in Morocco: a case study	12
Τhe fish fauna in lentic ecosystems of Greece	12
Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?	11
Distribution, diet and relationships of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi with anchovies and zooplankton, in the northeastern Adriatic Sea	11
From rarity to reality: the hidden abundance of critically endangered deep-sea little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato) in the southern Adriatic Sea	10
History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea	10
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea	10
First sighting of a pelagic seabird entangled in a disposable COVID-19 facemask in the Mediterranean Sea	9
Thriving in the dark: a new record and new species of Annelida (Lamarck, 1802) from a Balearic anchialine cave (Western Mediterranean Sea)	9
Last Interglacial dispersal and genetic diversification, from eastern Mediterranean penultimate glacial refugia, and pre-LGM demographic expansion drive genetic panmixia within the hermit crab Clibana	9

Damage assessment on the discarded macro-benthic fauna in the Italian striped venus clam (Chamelea gallina) fisheries	9
An Atlantic origin for the introduced species Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)	9
Seasonal variability of epipelic microphytobenthos community in two subtidal areas of the Northern Adriatic Sea	8
A consensus-based, revised and comprehensive catalogue for Mediterranean water masses acronyms	8
Infralittoral coralligenous reefs: a modified ESCA index for the ecological quality assessment	7
Environmental drivers influencing the abundance of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea	7
Fish assemblages in the trawling grounds of Northeastern Mediterranean: Comparison between the 1980s and 2020s	7
Chaotic and long-term trends in Berre Lagoon (Provence, France): a shift towards alien-dominated assemblages?	7
On the presence of an unexpected meadow of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales: Chlorophyta) in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean	7
Variability in size at maturity of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean Sea	7
Vertical distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Naples across the seasons	6
Pinna nobilis refugia breached: Ongoing Mass Mortality Event in the Gulf of Kalloni (Aegean Sea)	6
Coralligenous cliffs: distribution and extent along the Tuscany coasts and spatial variability of the associated assemblages	6
Comparative feeding habits of the invasive non-indigenous devil firefish Pterois miles and the indigenous scorpionfishes Scorpaena porcus, Scorpaena scrofa, and Scorpaena notata on the southwest coast	6
The black goby Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 in the Marchica Lagoon (Alboran Sea, Morocco): spatio-temporal distribution, its environmental drivers, and the site-related footprint	6
Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida, Polychaeta) bioconstructions and associated macroalgal community from Portopalo di Capo Passero (SE Sicily)	5
Sardine and anchovy as bioindicators of metal content in Greek coastal waters	5
Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change	5
The “MEDiterranean International Acoustic Survey”: An introduction	5
Spatial and temporal distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)	5
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the Salento Peninsula: new records and first molecular data	5
Temporal and spatial genetic variation of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Adriatic Sea	5
Isopod assemblages in the Bizerte lagoon (SW Mediterranean Sea): composition, structure and environmental relationships	5
Updated checklist of Marine Bivalve Molluscs of Montenegro (southeast Adriatic Sea)	5
Investigating the nursery function of the Alboran MPA on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco	5
Long-Term Variations of Air Temperature, SST, Surface Atmospheric Pressure, Surface Salinity and Wind Speed in the Aegean Sea	4
Traits and metabolic constraints affect marine animal forest structure	4
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022)	4
Signs of northward expansion of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Spanish Western Mediterranean Sea	4
Improving knowledge of Funiculina quadrangularis and vulnerable marine ecosystems in the south Adriatic	4
Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea	4
The hidden invasion of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson along Southeastern Italy	4
First data on the diet of Razorbill Alca torda wintering in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from social media	4
“Percorsi nel Blu” (“Blue Paths”): a long-lasting project to integrate Ocean Literacy and Marine Citizen Science into school curricula	4
First genetic survey on the invasive rayed pearl oyster Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) populations of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)	4
Backdating first records of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean: are initial findings underestimated?	4
Capturing the moment:a snapshot of Mediterranean bryozoan diversity in the early 2023	4
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat	4
The Rise and Fall of the Tide: Ocean Literacy in the United States	4
Spatial pattern of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a trends in relation to hydrodynamic processes in the Alborán Sea	3
New kid in town: Pinna rudis spreads in the eastern Mediterranean	3
The spread of the non-indigenous species Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (Osteichthyes: Bregmacerotidae) in the eastern Mediterranean	3
Using Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) to inform the multi-habitat life cycle of wreckfish: A Ligurian Sea case study for Mediterranean conservation	3
Spatial and temporal partitioning of the Western Mediterranean Sea by resident dolphin species	3
Episcomitra angelesae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Mitridae), a new species from an exceptional deep habitat in the Alboran Sea	3
Diatom distribution and long-term survival in a heavily polluted sediment core from the Bay of Bagnoli (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)	3
A new alien polychaete species for the Mediterranean Sea: Glycera cinnamomea (Annelida: Glyceridae)	3
Patterns of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile tannin cells and leaf characteristics according to environmental conditions	3
Eastward spreading of the invasive Rugulopteryx okamurae (Heterokontophyta, Dictyotales) in the Mediterranean: first record in the Adriatic Sea	3
Bridging the gaps: New records of Hazeus ingressus Engin, Larson & Irmak, 2018 from the Eastern Mediterranean with the first morphological description of larvae	3

Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment shelf habitats off the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Levant Sea) –taxonomy, faunistics and ecological aspects	3
Small-scale fishery catch composition in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)	3
Satellite tracking identifies important foraging areas for loggerhead turtles frequenting the Adriatic Sea, Central Mediterranean	3
Fouling of a boat hull by the invasive zooxanthellate coral Oculina patagonica - could shipping be enhancing its unique large-scale spread?	3
Expansion of gelatinous macrozooplankton in the open Black Sea off Crimea under the weather events of recent years	3
Health assessment of fan mussels in the southern part of the Sea of Marmara	3
High bycatch rate of the coral Cladocora caespitosa offsets the low discards ratio in Thermaikos Gulf gillnet fishery	3
Faunistic, ecological, and zoogeographical survey of heterobranch fauna in the Adriatic Sea: experiences from Slovenia	3
Update of Red Sea (Lessepsian) fish species in the Mediterranean Sea since the 2nd CIESM Atlas of Exotic Fish	3
Acoustic correction factor estimate for compensating vertical diel migration of small pelagics	3
Established non-indigenous species increased by 40% in 11 years in the Mediterranean Sea	2
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea	2
A preliminary assessment of Fistularia petimba (Lacepède, 1803) migration in the Mediterranean Sea: historical and new data from Cyprus (Levantine Sea) with biological notes	2
A Cladocora caespitosa bank (National Park Mljet, Adriatic Sea) under climate and anthropogenic impacts: a 20-year survey	2
From Korea to Croatia: the first record of the polyclad flatworm Notocomplana koreana in the Mediterranean	2
Towards Cross-Border Fisheries Management: An Analysis of Fleet Structures and Species-Specific Regulatory Measures in the Aegean Sea	2
Application of a new multi-metric index with a comparative analysis for assessing the environmental status of Posidonia oceanica meadows (Algeria, Southern Mediterranean)	2
New records of Palisada tenerrima and Hincksia mitchelliae from the Maltese Islands revealed by molecular analysis	2
Acoustic scattering properties of seagrass: In/ex-situ measurements of Posidonia oceanica	2
Fishing the waves: comparing GAMs and random forest to evaluate the effect of changing marine conditions on the energy performance of vessels	2
Can Marine Animal Forests benefit from existing conservation measures? A systematic approach towards the identification of protected sessile benthic species in the Mediterranean Sea	2
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (March 2025)	2
Seven ascidian (Tunicata) species from the North Eastern Mediterranean	2
Think FAST: Applying citizen science to survey the ecological status of fish assemblages in the Côte d’Azur	2
Comment on “4.4 First record of the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 (Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae) in the Mediterranean Sea” by Athanasios Anastasiadis, Evangelos Papadimitriou and Frithj	2
Polyclinum constellatum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), an emerging non-indigenous species of the Mediterranean Sea: integrated taxonomy and the importance of reliable DNA barcode data	2
Trophic positioning among native and non-indigenous species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea	2
Non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species in the Port of Algiers (Western Mediterranean)	2
The deep vault: a temporary refuge for temperate gorgonian forests facing marine heat waves	2
New and long-awaited recruitment of the Critically Endangered species Pinna nobilis in the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain, Murcia)	2
First confirmed record of the spearfish remora Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) in the Mediterranean Sea	2
First detection of the invasive protozoan Haplosporidium pinnae in the critically endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in the Southern Mediterranean Sea (Bizerte Lagoon, Tunis) and update of its current s	2
First checklist of free-living marine nematodes from the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean	2
Mapping and Conservation of Cold-Water Corals in the Lacaze-Duthiers Canyon for Transboundary Management	2
Variation in the stable isotope trophic position of the bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) from two Mediterranean sites: insights from a global meta-analysis	2
A transparent invasion: a first Mediterranean record and an established population of the glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828	2
Effects of sampling intensity and biomass levels on the precision of acoustic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea	2
Contributions to the Diatom Flora of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from the Turkish Coasts with Remarks on Rare Taxa	1
Dusky grouper massive die-off in a Mediterranean marine reserve	1
Patterns of microphytoplankton biomass and diversity in the southern Alboran Sea	1
Vulnerability of elasmobranchs caught as bycatch in the grouper longline fishery in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia	1
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (February 2025)	1
Systemic Science Communication Training for Powerful Impact in Marine Animal Forests	1
A revised inventory of Annelida in the Lebanese coastal waters with ten new aliens for the Mediterranean Sea	1
DNA sequencing reveal presence of the Lessepsian true limpet Cellana rota in the Syrian coasts of the Mediterranean	1
Licence to predict – Investigating approaches to modelling low-occurrence deep-sea Irish Antipatharia with a new evaluation metric	1
Greek biology students’ knowledge and perceptions of Natura 2000 protected areas	1
In situ observation of circadian rhythm of polyps’ opening and closing of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758)	1
It is recreational but profitability also matters: A cost-effective economic approach to marine recreational fishing in Spain	1
A new Pomacanthidae in the Mediterranean Sea: Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) from Egyptian waters	1
Observations of juvenile sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) around the Bojana River delta (Southern Adriatic Sea)	1
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)	1
Mass mortality of the invasive echinoid Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) in Crete, East Mediterranean Sea	1
First record of Lepidonotus tenuisetosus (Annelida: Polynoidae) from Tunisia with distributional notes	1
Anthozoa of the Adriatic: New insights and a checklist for the southeastern Adriatic	1
First record of the Lessepsian Sammara Squirrelfish, Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775), in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters	1
The gaps in knowledge to understand the link between resilience and trophic ecology in tropical octocorals	1
Advancing knowledge on red coral Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) populations and associated mesophotic communities in the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean	1
Patterns of benthic diversity in marine underwater caves of the Marseille Region (France, North-Western Mediterranean Sea)	1
Navigating through ocean literacy gaps: an analysis of elementary school textbooks in Croatian education	1
What is the consciousness, literacy and behaviour of Italian Gen-Z towards the protection of the marine environment?	1
Influence of environmental factors and sessile biota on vagile epibionts: The case of amphipods in marinas across a regional scale	1
Preliminary estimation of fouling organisms associated with the pearl oyster Pinctada radiata in the natural habitat of the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea	1
Macrobenthic fauna and the ecological status of a shellfish farm in the Mediterranean Sea (Algeria)	1
Mediterranean juvenile white seabream rely on phytal fauna as primary food source in coastal nursery areas	1
Spatio-temporal variation of the invasive copepod Oithona davisae in the zooplankton community of Kavala harbour	1
Updating the national list of marine alien species in Morocco	1
Mollusk diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea	1
New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea (December 2022)	1
Development of real-time qPCR assays for detecting and quantifying common bacterial pathogens in fish from Mediterranean aquacultures	1
A new threat to Sardina pilchardus in the northwestern Mediterranean: Genetic validation of the presence of lethal parasites in pelagic eggs and ovaries	1
Changes in organic carbon properties during intense plankton blooms and macroaggregate formation in the coastal Adriatic Sea, Croatia (case studies in 2020-2022)	1
Bridging the knowledge gap on the distribution and typology of vermetid bioconstructions along the Maltese coastline: an updated assessment	1
The yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Acanthuridae) from Mediterranean Egyptian waters	1
Corrigendum to the Review Article (Medit. Mar. Sci. 23/1 2022, 196-212)	1
Microporella hastingsae Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo and Sanner, 2011 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida): a possible new Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean Sea?	1
Temperature strongly correlates with regional patterns of body size variation in Mediterranean small pelagic fish species	1
Potential crypticity within two decapod (Crustacea) genera: Galathea Fabricius, 1793 and Eualus Thallwitz, 1891 suggested by integrative taxonomic approach	1
Colonization of the Mediterranean Sea by the Lessepsian invasive jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) – a systematic review	1
Refining the Occurrence of Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Photobacteriosis, and Vibriosis in Connection with Seawater Physicochemical Parameters: A Five-Year Case Study	1

The spread of Aoroides longimerus Ren & Zheng, 1996 across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: genetic diversity, anthropogenic transport, and ecological implications	1
Megabenthic invertebrate diversity in Mediterranean trawlable soft bottoms: a synthesis of current knowledge	1
Epiphytic algal flora associated with habitat-forming brown seaweed in a central Mediterranean coastal area (Conero Riviera, Adriatic Sea): diversity and relationship with environmental variables	1
Tracking the Lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion through public engagement: new records and implications for Species Distribution Models in the Mediterranean Sea	1
Correlations of betanodavirus load in the brain of experimentally infected sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.) with varying levels of resistance to viral nervous necrosis	1
Revisiting the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt reveals new records and non-indigenous macroalgal species	1
First record of the Gracile lizardfish Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) in Mediterranean waters	1
Implementation of a new research tool for evaluating Mediterranean Sea Literacy (MSL) of high school students: A pilot study	1