Mediterranean Marine Science

Article	Citations
First record of the West Atlantic Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Ariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea	57
Rapid invasion of the non-indigenous brown alga Stypopodium schimperi in the Adriatic Sea	21
Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species	18
Is the typical stage of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales, Halimedaceae) a possible indicator of climate warming?	17
The Intertwined Effects of Hydrographic Barriers, Palaeoclimate and Life History on Genetic Structure of Marine Populations: A Case Study of Two Marine Invertebrates	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)	16
Experimental evaluation of Haplosporidium pinnae DNA detection and degradation under semi-controlled conditions	16
The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847) from the NW Mediterranean: a healthy and safe choice for human consumption	15
In between coral branches: describing the courtship behavior of the Mediterranean cardinalfish Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758)	15
A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae)	14
Do artificial vs natural substrates cause a difference in assemblages of peracarids? A case study in the Western Mediterranean basin	14
Preliminary evidence of a potential reproductive aggregation area of the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes – Dasyatidae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea	14
Reproductive features of the invasive crab Libinia dubia H. Milne Edwards, 1834 from the Central Mediterranean Sea	14
Fatty acid content and profile of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), an expanding thermophilic species in the NW Mediterranean	13
Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in Rhodes, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean	12
Damage and economic impact of wood-borers (Bivalvia, Teredinidae) on artisanal fishing in Morocco: a case study	11
New findings of Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) in the Levantine-Balearic demarcation (western Mediterranean Sea)	11
An Atlantic origin for the introduced species Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)	11
From rarity to reality: the hidden abundance of critically endangered deep-sea little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato) in the southern Adriatic Sea	11
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea	10
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	10
Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?	10
A consensus-based, revised and comprehensive catalogue for Mediterranean water masses acronyms	9
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

Damage assessment on the discarded macro-benthic fauna in the Italian striped venus clam (Chamelea gallina) fisheries	8
Chaotic and long-term trends in Berre Lagoon (Provence, France): a shift towards alien-dominated assemblages?	7
Fish assemblages in the trawling grounds of Northeastern Mediterranean: Comparison between the 1980s and 2020s	7
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	7
Infralittoral coralligenous reefs: a modified ESCA index for the ecological quality assessment	7
Seasonal variability of epipelic microphytobenthos community in two subtidal areas of the Northern Adriatic Sea	7
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (December 2025)	7
On the presence of an unexpected meadow of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales: Chlorophyta) in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean	7
Vertical distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Naples across the seasons	6
Sardine and anchovy as bioindicators of metal content in Greek coastal waters	6
Pinna nobilis refugia breached: Ongoing Mass Mortality Event in the Gulf of Kalloni (Aegean Sea)	6
Spatial and temporal distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)	6
Coralligenous cliffs: distribution and extent along the Tuscany coasts and spatial variability of the associated assemblages	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
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the Salento Peninsula: new records and first molecular data	6
Signs of northward expansion of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Spanish Western Mediterranean Sea	5
Improving knowledge of Funiculina quadrangularis and vulnerable marine ecosystems in the south Adriatic	5
The hidden invasion of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson along Southeastern Italy	5
Updated checklist of Marine Bivalve Molluscs of Montenegro (southeast Adriatic Sea)	5
First data on the diet of Razorbill Alca torda wintering in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from social media	5
Traits and metabolic constraints affect marine animal forest structure	5
Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change	5
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat	5
Capturing the moment:a snapshot of Mediterranean bryozoan diversity in the early 2023	5
Investigating the nursery function of the Alboran MPA on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco	5
“Percorsi nel Blu” (“Blue Paths”): a long-lasting project to integrate Ocean Literacy and Marine Citizen Science into school curricula	4
New kid in town: Pinna rudis spreads in the eastern Mediterranean	4
First genetic survey on the invasive rayed pearl oyster Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) populations of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)	4
Spatial pattern of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a trends in relation to hydrodynamic processes in the Alborán Sea	4
Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea	4
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022)	4
Bridging the gaps: New records of Hazeus ingressus Engin, Larson & Irmak, 2018 from the Eastern Mediterranean with the first morphological description of larvae	4
Satellite tracking identifies important foraging areas for loggerhead turtles frequenting the Adriatic Sea, Central Mediterranean	4
Backdating first records of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean: are initial findings underestimated?	4
Long-Term Variations of Air Temperature, SST, Surface Atmospheric Pressure, Surface Salinity and Wind Speed in the Aegean Sea	4
A new alien polychaete species for the Mediterranean Sea: Glycera cinnamomea (Annelida: Glyceridae)	4
Eastward spreading of the invasive Rugulopteryx okamurae (Heterokontophyta, Dictyotales) in the Mediterranean: first record in the Adriatic Sea	4
Fouling of a boat hull by the invasive zooxanthellate coral Oculina patagonica - could shipping be enhancing its unique large-scale spread?	3
Can Marine Animal Forests benefit from existing conservation measures? A systematic approach towards the identification of protected sessile benthic species in the Mediterranean Sea	3
Update of Red Sea (Lessepsian) fish species in the Mediterranean Sea since the 2nd CIESM Atlas of Exotic Fish	3
Spatial and temporal partitioning of the Western Mediterranean Sea by resident dolphin species	3
Health assessment of fan mussels in the southern part of the Sea of Marmara	3
Patterns of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile tannin cells and leaf characteristics according to environmental conditions	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
Non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species in the Port of Algiers (Western Mediterranean)	3
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea	3
A preliminary assessment of Fistularia petimba (Lacepède, 1803) migration in the Mediterranean Sea: historical and new data from Cyprus (Levantine Sea) with biological notes	3
Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment shelf habitats off the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Levant Sea) –taxonomy, faunistics and ecological aspects	3
Using Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) to inform the multi-habitat life cycle of wreckfish: A Ligurian Sea case study for Mediterranean conservation	3

Expansion of gelatinous macrozooplankton in the open Black Sea off Crimea under the weather events of recent years	3
Diatom distribution and long-term survival in a heavily polluted sediment core from the Bay of Bagnoli (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)	3
The deep vault: a temporary refuge for temperate gorgonian forests facing marine heat waves	3
New and long-awaited recruitment of the Critically Endangered species Pinna nobilis in the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain, Murcia)	3
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (March 2025)	3
The spread of the non-indigenous species Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (Osteichthyes: Bregmacerotidae) in the eastern Mediterranean	3
High bycatch rate of the coral Cladocora caespitosa offsets the low discards ratio in Thermaikos Gulf gillnet fishery	3
Small-scale fishery catch composition in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)	3
Tracking the Lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion through public engagement: new records and implications for Species Distribution Models 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
From Korea to Croatia: the first record of the polyclad flatworm Notocomplana koreana in the Mediterranean	2
First confirmed record of the spearfish remora Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) in the Mediterranean Sea	2
Established non-indigenous species increased by 40% in 11 years in the Mediterranean Sea	2
Implementation of a new research tool for evaluating Mediterranean Sea Literacy (MSL) of high school students: A pilot study	2
First checklist of free-living marine nematodes from the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean	2
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)	2
Think FAST: Applying citizen science to survey the ecological status of fish assemblages in the Côte d’Azur	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
Spatio-temporal variation of the invasive copepod Oithona davisae in the zooplankton community of Kavala harbour	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
Mysid (Malacostraca: Mysida) Diversity of Türkiye	2
New records of Palisada tenerrima and Hincksia mitchelliae from the Maltese Islands revealed by molecular analysis	2
Seven ascidian (Tunicata) species from the North Eastern Mediterranean	2
A Cladocora caespitosa bank (National Park Mljet, Adriatic Sea) under climate and anthropogenic impacts: a 20-year survey	2
First record of Lepidonotus tenuisetosus (Annelida: Polynoidae) from Tunisia with distributional notes	2
Towards Cross-Border Fisheries Management: An Analysis of Fleet Structures and Species-Specific Regulatory Measures in the Aegean Sea	2
In situ observation of circadian rhythm of polyps’ opening and closing of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758)	2
A new Pomacanthidae in the Mediterranean Sea: Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) from Egyptian waters	2
Changes in organic carbon properties during intense plankton blooms and macroaggregate formation in the coastal Adriatic Sea, Croatia (case studies in 2020-2022)	2
A transparent invasion: a first Mediterranean record and an established population of the glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828	2
Trophic positioning among native and non-indigenous species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea	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
Revisiting the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt reveals new records and non-indigenous macroalgal species	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
Mapping and Conservation of Cold-Water Corals in the Lacaze-Duthiers Canyon for Transboundary Management	2
Development of real-time qPCR assays for detecting and quantifying common bacterial pathogens in fish from Mediterranean aquacultures	2
Anthozoa of the Adriatic: New insights and a checklist for the southeastern Adriatic	2
Mollusk diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea	2
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
Colonization of the Mediterranean Sea by the Lessepsian invasive jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) – a systematic review	1
Contributions to the Diatom Flora of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from the Turkish Coasts with Remarks on Rare Taxa	1
Systemic Science Communication Training for Powerful Impact in Marine Animal Forests	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
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (February 2025)	1
Patterns of benthic diversity in marine underwater caves of the Marseille Region (France, North-Western Mediterranean Sea)	1
First record of the Gracile lizardfish Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) in Mediterranean waters	1
Basin-scale occurrence and distribution of mesophotic and upper bathyal red coral forests along the Italian coasts	1
Range expansion or residency? First record of a potentially stable population of Dentex maroccanus in the central Adriatic Sea	1
Different patterns of population structure and genetic diversity of three mesopelagic fishes in the Greek Seas	1
First record of the Lessepsian Sammara Squirrelfish, Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775), in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters	1
Genetic characterization, age and reproductive status of dwarf sperm whales (Kogia sima) stranded along the Italian coastlines	1
Updating the national list of marine alien species in Morocco	1
The gaps in knowledge to understand the link between resilience and trophic ecology in tropical octocorals	1
Bridging the knowledge gap on the distribution and typology of vermetid bioconstructions along the Maltese coastline: an updated assessment	1
Preliminary estimation of fouling organisms associated with the pearl oyster Pinctada radiata in the natural habitat of the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea	1
Microporella hastingsae Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo and Sanner, 2011 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida): a possible new Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean Sea?	1
The spread of Aoroides longimerus Ren & Zheng, 1996 across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: genetic diversity, anthropogenic transport, and ecological implications	1
A revised inventory of Annelida in the Lebanese coastal waters with ten new aliens for the Mediterranean Sea	1
Dusky grouper massive die-off in a Mediterranean marine reserve	1
New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea (December 2022)	1
Megabenthic invertebrate diversity in Mediterranean trawlable soft bottoms: a synthesis of current knowledge	1
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (March 2024)	1
Spatial variation of summer microphytoplankton and zooplankton communities related to environmental parameters in the coastal area of Djerba Island (Tunisia, Eastern Mediterranean)	1
New combinations of two Pseudobranchiomma species (Annelida: Sabellidae): The difficulty in establishing a boundary layer among genera within the Sabellinae	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
Highly diverse epifaunal bryozoans on the invasive alien species Rugulopteryx okamurae (Ochrophyta) in the Strait of Gibraltar area, with the description of a new species	1
First record of a remarkable Cladocora caespitosa bank in Aristotle’s Lagoon (N Aegean Sea): Structure and health status	1
Greek biology students’ knowledge and perceptions of Natura 2000 protected areas	1
Observations of juvenile sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) around the Bojana River delta (Southern Adriatic 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
Advancing knowledge on red coral Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) populations and associated mesophotic communities in the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean	1
Influence of environmental factors and sessile biota on vagile epibionts: The case of amphipods in marinas across a regional scale	1
Macrobenthic fauna and the ecological status of a shellfish farm in the Mediterranean Sea (Algeria)	1
Refining the Occurrence of Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Photobacteriosis, and Vibriosis in Connection with Seawater Physicochemical Parameters: A Five-Year Case Study	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
Corrigendum to the Review Article (Medit. Mar. Sci. 23/1 2022, 196-212)	1
Mass mortality of the invasive echinoid Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) in Crete, East Mediterranean Sea	1

Mediterranean juvenile white seabream rely on phytal fauna as primary food source in coastal nursery areas	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
It is recreational but profitability also matters: A cost-effective economic approach to marine recreational fishing in Spain	1
Vulnerability of elasmobranchs caught as bycatch in the grouper longline fishery in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia	1