A new record of the live sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates linnaeus, 1758 (Perciformes, Echeneidae), in the Mediterranean Sea

The present note represents a new record of the live sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates, in the Mediterranean Sea, after the last report of this species which dates back to 2016. The E. naucrates specimen has been seen during a scuba dive in an area located along the Ionian coast of Sicily (Italy). The specimen probably was in search of a host and it tried repeatedly to attach himself to the divers. Therefore, this is the first Mediterranean record in which the interaction of this species in its natural habitat has been observed, since, in the previous reports, the specimens had always been caught by nets. Finally, this note reports for the second time in the Mediterranean Sea, the presence of this oceanic species in an area with brackish waters.

本报告记录了长印鱼（Echeneis naucrates，俗名live sharksucker）在地中海的新分布记录，此前该物种的最后一次报道可追溯至2016年。该长印鱼个体是在意大利西西里岛爱奥尼亚海岸沿线区域的一次水肺潜水中被发现的。该个体可能正在寻找宿主，多次尝试附着于潜水员身上。因此，这是在地中海首次观察到该物种在自然栖息地中的互动行为——此前的报道中，所有个体均为渔网捕获。此外，本报告也是地中海地区第二次记录到这一海洋物种出现在咸淡水区域。