Mediterranean Marine Science

Article	Citations
First record of the West Atlantic Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Ariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea	46
The Intertwined Effects of Hydrographic Barriers, Palaeoclimate and Life History on Genetic Structure of Marine Populations: A Case Study of Two Marine Invertebrates	32
Is the typical stage of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales, Halimedaceae) a possible indicator of climate warming?	28
The diet and feeding habits of Lagocephalus sceleratus in the eastern Mediterranean: A case study carried out off the island of Crete (southern Greece)	21
Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species	18
Fatty acid content and profile of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), an expanding thermophilic species in the NW Mediterranean	17
The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847) from the NW Mediterranean: a healthy and safe choice for human consumption	17
Preliminary evidence of a potential reproductive aggregation area of the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes – Dasyatidae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea	17
Rapid invasion of the non-indigenous brown alga Stypopodium schimperi in the Adriatic Sea	17
Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in Rhodes, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean	15
A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae)	15
Do artificial vs natural substrates cause a difference in assemblages of peracarids? A case study in the Western Mediterranean basin	14
Distribution, diet and relationships of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi with anchovies and zooplankton, in the northeastern Adriatic Sea	14
Reproductive features of the invasive crab Libinia dubia H. Milne Edwards, 1834 from the Central Mediterranean Sea	14
New findings of Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) in the Levantine-Balearic demarcation (western Mediterranean Sea)	14
An Atlantic origin for the introduced species Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)	13
Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?	12
Damage and economic impact of wood-borers (Bivalvia, Teredinidae) on artisanal fishing in Morocco: a case study	11
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	11
Τhe fish fauna in lentic ecosystems of Greece	11
From rarity to reality: the hidden abundance of critically endangered deep-sea little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato) in the southern Adriatic Sea	11
History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea	11
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea	11
First sighting of a pelagic seabird entangled in a disposable COVID-19 facemask in the Mediterranean Sea	10
Damage assessment on the discarded macro-benthic fauna in the Italian striped venus clam (Chamelea gallina) fisheries	10

A consensus-based, revised and comprehensive catalogue for Mediterranean water masses acronyms	9
Pinna nobilis refugia breached: Ongoing Mass Mortality Event in the Gulf of Kalloni (Aegean Sea)	9
Environmental drivers influencing the abundance of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea	9
Variability in size at maturity of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean Sea	9
The Blue Survey: Validation of an instrument to measure ocean literacy among adults	9
Seasonal variability of epipelic microphytobenthos community in two subtidal areas of the Northern Adriatic Sea	9
Chaotic and long-term trends in Berre Lagoon (Provence, France): a shift towards alien-dominated assemblages?	9
Vertical distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Naples across the seasons	8
Fish assemblages in the trawling grounds of Northeastern Mediterranean: Comparison between the 1980s and 2020s	8
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	8
On the presence of an unexpected meadow of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales: Chlorophyta) in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean	8
Infralittoral coralligenous reefs: a modified ESCA index for the ecological quality assessment	7
Coralligenous cliffs: distribution and extent along the Tuscany coasts and spatial variability of the associated assemblages	7
Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida, Polychaeta) bioconstructions and associated macroalgal community from Portopalo di Capo Passero (SE Sicily)	7
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	7
Spatial and temporal distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)	7
Ovarian dynamics, batch fecundity and spawning phenology of the lessepsian migrant Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen, 2012 (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae)	7
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the Salento Peninsula: new records and first molecular data	7
Isopod assemblages in the Bizerte lagoon (SW Mediterranean Sea): composition, structure and environmental relationships	6
Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change	6
Sardine and anchovy as bioindicators of metal content in Greek coastal waters	6
The “MEDiterranean International Acoustic Survey”: An introduction	6
Updated checklist of Marine Bivalve Molluscs of Montenegro (southeast Adriatic Sea)	5
Capturing the moment:a snapshot of Mediterranean bryozoan diversity in the early 2023	5
Traits and metabolic constraints affect marine animal forest structure	5
Performance of a baited underwater video system vs. the underwater visual census technique in assessing the structure of fish assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area	5
Temporal and spatial genetic variation of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Adriatic Sea	5
Investigating the nursery function of the Alboran MPA on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco	5
Factors affecting Oithona nana and Oithona similis along a salinity gradient	5
Commercial catches and discards composition in the central Tyrrhenian Sea: a multispecies quantitative and qualitative analysis from shallow and deep bottom trawling	5
The hidden invasion of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson along Southeastern Italy	5
The Rise and Fall of the Tide: Ocean Literacy in the United States	5
“Percorsi nel Blu” (“Blue Paths”): a long-lasting project to integrate Ocean Literacy and Marine Citizen Science into school curricula	4
Backdating first records of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean: are initial findings underestimated?	4
Spatial pattern of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a trends in relation to hydrodynamic processes in the Alborán Sea	4
First data on the diet of Razorbill Alca torda wintering in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from social media	4
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat	4
Long-Term Variations of Air Temperature, SST, Surface Atmospheric Pressure, Surface Salinity and Wind Speed in the Aegean Sea	4
Improving knowledge of Funiculina quadrangularis and vulnerable marine ecosystems in the south Adriatic	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
Bridging the gaps: New records of Hazeus ingressus Engin, Larson & Irmak, 2018 from the Eastern Mediterranean with the first morphological description of larvae	3
Acoustic correction factor estimate for compensating vertical diel migration of small pelagics	3
First report of an aegagropilous form of Cladophora prolifera (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) from the lagoon of Strunjan (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic)	3
New kid in town: Pinna rudis spreads in the eastern Mediterranean	3
Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea	3
The spread of the non-indigenous species Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (Osteichthyes: Bregmacerotidae) in the eastern Mediterranean	3
A new alien polychaete species for the Mediterranean Sea: Glycera cinnamomea (Annelida: Glyceridae)	3
Diatom distribution and long-term survival in a heavily polluted sediment core from the Bay of Bagnoli (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)	3
Faunistic, ecological, and zoogeographical survey of heterobranch fauna in the Adriatic Sea: experiences from Slovenia	3

Episcomitra angelesae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Mitridae), a new species from an exceptional deep habitat in the Alboran Sea	3
Eastward spreading of the invasive Rugulopteryx okamurae (Heterokontophyta, Dictyotales) in the Mediterranean: first record in the Adriatic Sea	3
Is the local extinction of Pinna nobilis facilitating Pinna rudis recruitment?	3
Expansion of gelatinous macrozooplankton in the open Black Sea off Crimea under the weather events of recent years	3
Small-scale fishery catch composition in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)	3
High bycatch rate of the coral Cladocora caespitosa offsets the low discards ratio in Thermaikos Gulf gillnet fishery	3
Update of Red Sea (Lessepsian) fish species in the Mediterranean Sea since the 2nd CIESM Atlas of Exotic Fish	3
Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment shelf habitats off the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Levant Sea) –taxonomy, faunistics and ecological aspects	3
Patterns of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile tannin cells and leaf characteristics according to environmental conditions	3
First genetic survey on the invasive rayed pearl oyster Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) populations of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)	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
Health assessment of fan mussels in the southern part of the Sea of Marmara	3
Polyclinum constellatum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), an emerging non-indigenous species of the Mediterranean Sea: integrated taxonomy and the importance of reliable DNA barcode data	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
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
First checklist of free-living marine nematodes from the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean	2
A transparent invasion: a first Mediterranean record and an established population of the glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828	2
Established non-indigenous species increased by 40% in 11 years in the Mediterranean Sea	2
“New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea” (October 2021)	2
Effects of sampling intensity and biomass levels on the precision of acoustic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea	2
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (March 2025)	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
First confirmed record of the spearfish remora Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) in the Mediterranean Sea	2
Trophic positioning among native and non-indigenous species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea	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
Nesting activity of the Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in Calabria: 2016-2020 reproductive seasons	2
Non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species in the Port of Algiers (Western Mediterranean)	2
A Cladocora caespitosa bank (National Park Mljet, Adriatic Sea) under climate and anthropogenic impacts: a 20-year survey	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
Spatial and temporal partitioning of the Western Mediterranean Sea by resident dolphin species	2
Support for the research and monitoring of marine algae: a study of Italian coastal users	2
Seven ascidian (Tunicata) species from the North Eastern Mediterranean	2
From Korea to Croatia: the first record of the polyclad flatworm Notocomplana koreana in the 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
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
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea	2
Fishing the waves: comparing GAMs and random forest to evaluate the effect of changing marine conditions on the energy performance of vessels	2
Contributions to the Diatom Flora of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from the Turkish Coasts with Remarks on Rare Taxa	1
Advancing knowledge on red coral Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) populations and associated mesophotic communities in the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean	1
Mediterranean juvenile white seabream rely on phytal fauna as primary food source in coastal nursery areas	1
Preliminary estimation of fouling organisms associated with the pearl oyster Pinctada radiata in the natural habitat of the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea	1
First record of Lepidonotus tenuisetosus (Annelida: Polynoidae) from Tunisia with distributional notes	1
Colonization of the Mediterranean Sea by the Lessepsian invasive jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) – a systematic review	1
Implementation of a new research tool for evaluating Mediterranean Sea Literacy (MSL) of high school students: A pilot study	1
Observations of juvenile sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) around the Bojana River delta (Southern Adriatic Sea)	1
Development of real-time qPCR assays for detecting and quantifying common bacterial pathogens in fish from Mediterranean aquacultures	1
Updating the national list of marine alien species in Morocco	1
Mapping and Conservation of Cold-Water Corals in the Lacaze-Duthiers Canyon for Transboundary Management	1
Greek biology students’ knowledge and perceptions of Natura 2000 protected areas	1
First record of the Lessepsian Sammara Squirrelfish, Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775), in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters	1
In situ observation of circadian rhythm of polyps’ opening and closing of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758)	1
Dusky grouper massive die-off in a Mediterranean marine reserve	1
Species characterization of soft bottom habitats by depth and sediment particle size on the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean): unexpected species composition of the assemblages	1
Mollusk diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea	1
The yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Acanthuridae) from Mediterranean Egyptian waters	1
Influence of environmental factors and sessile biota on vagile epibionts: The case of amphipods in marinas across a regional scale	1
Corrigendum to the Review Article (Medit. Mar. Sci. 23/1 2022, 196-212)	1
Bridging the knowledge gap on the distribution and typology of vermetid bioconstructions along the Maltese coastline: an updated assessment	1
Temperature strongly correlates with regional patterns of body size variation in Mediterranean small pelagic fish species	1
Navigating through ocean literacy gaps: an analysis of elementary school textbooks in Croatian education	1
Patterns of microphytoplankton biomass and diversity in the southern Alboran Sea	1
Microporella hastingsae Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo and Sanner, 2011 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida): a possible new Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean Sea?	1
It is recreational but profitability also matters: A cost-effective economic approach to marine recreational fishing in Spain	1
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)	1
First record of the Gracile lizardfish Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) in Mediterranean waters	1
Spatio-temporal variation of the invasive copepod Oithona davisae in the zooplankton community of Kavala harbour	1
New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea (December 2022)	1
Application of a new multi-metric index with a comparative analysis for assessing the environmental status of Posidonia oceanica meadows (Algeria, Southern Mediterranean)	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
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (February 2025)	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
Patterns of benthic diversity in marine underwater caves of the Marseille Region (France, North-Western Mediterranean Sea)	1
Spatial variation of summer microphytoplankton and zooplankton communities related to environmental parameters in the coastal area of Djerba Island (Tunisia, Eastern Mediterranean)	1
Potential crypticity within two decapod (Crustacea) genera: Galathea Fabricius, 1793 and Eualus Thallwitz, 1891 suggested by integrative taxonomic approach	1
In situ experiments on the effect of low pH on the ultrastructure of the seagrasses Cymodocea nodosa and Posidonia oceanica	1
Megabenthic invertebrate diversity in Mediterranean trawlable soft bottoms: a synthesis of current knowledge	1
Vulnerability of elasmobranchs caught as bycatch in the grouper longline fishery in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia	1

Macrobenthic fauna and the ecological status of a shellfish farm in the Mediterranean Sea (Algeria)	1
What is the consciousness, literacy and behaviour of Italian Gen-Z towards the protection of the marine environment?	1
Tracking the Lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion through public engagement: new records and implications for Species Distribution Models in the Mediterranean Sea	1
Two-way bioinvasion: tracking the neritic non-native cyclopoid copepods Dioithona oculata and Oithona davisae (Oithonidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea	1
A new Pomacanthidae in the Mediterranean Sea: Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) from Egyptian waters	1
Tracing the occurrence of ocean sciences issues in Greek secondary education textbooks	1
Revisiting the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt reveals new records and non-indigenous macroalgal species	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
Changes in organic carbon properties during intense plankton blooms and macroaggregate formation in the coastal Adriatic Sea, Croatia (case studies in 2020-2022)	1
Mass mortality of the invasive echinoid Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) in Crete, East Mediterranean Sea	1
Towards Cross-Border Fisheries Management: An Analysis of Fleet Structures and Species-Specific Regulatory Measures in the Aegean Sea	1
The use of fishers’ Local Ecological Knowledge to reconstruct fish behavioural traits and fishers’ perception of conservation relevance of elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean Sea	1
Refining the Occurrence of Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Photobacteriosis, and Vibriosis in Connection with Seawater Physicochemical Parameters: A Five-Year Case Study	1
New combinations of two Pseudobranchiomma species (Annelida: Sabellidae): The difficulty in establishing a boundary layer among genera within the Sabellinae	1
Anthozoa of the Adriatic: New insights and a checklist for the southeastern Adriatic	1
Genetic characterization, age and reproductive status of dwarf sperm whales (Kogia sima) stranded along the Italian coastlines	1
A revised inventory of Annelida in the Lebanese coastal waters with ten new aliens for the Mediterranean Sea	1
The gaps in knowledge to understand the link between resilience and trophic ecology in tropical octocorals	1