European barracuda sphyraena sphyraena (sphyraenidae) in the black sea: comparative description of a new find and naturalization prospects

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The European barracuda Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758) is occasionally recorded in the Black Sea, however its findings in the 21st century have become more frequent. This paper presents the results of biological analysis of a mature female barracuda with a total length of 35.4 cm and weight of 196.4 g, aged 4+ years, caught off the coast of Crimea (Sevastopol) in 2022. Oocytes in the ovaries (weight of 1.999 g) are at the resorption stage. Fragments of the spine of an unidentified fish have been found in the digestive tract of the specimen. Based on literary data, biological characteristics of barracuda individuals previously recorded in the Black Sea are presented. The prospects for the development of the Black Sea waters by this species are assessed; if the climate change trend towards warming persists, the possibility of successful naturalization of the barracuda will increase.

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I. Yu. Tamoikin

Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: igortamoikin@ibss-ras.ru
Russian Federation, Sevastopol

D. N. Kutsyn

Email: igortamoikin@ibss-ras.ru
Russian Federation

I. V. Vdodovich

Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: igortamoikin@ibss-ras.ru
Russian Federation, Sevastopol

P. I. Donchik

Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: igortamoikin@ibss-ras.ru
Russian Federation, Sevastopol

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2. Fig. 1. Place of capture (●) Sphyraena sphyraena 10/28/2022.

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3. Fig. 2. Sphyraena sphyraena TL 35.4 cm, caught on October 28, 2022 off the coast of Crimea (Sevastopol): a - external appearance, b - opened abdominal cavity, c - gonads, d - resorbing oocytes.

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4. Fig. 3. Otoliths (sagittae) of Sphyraena sphyraena TL 35.4 cm, caught off the coast of Crimea on 28.10.2022: D, V – dorsal and ventral sides; R – rostrum, A – anterostrum, P – postrostrum, N – core, (l) – annual ring. Scale: 5 mm.

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