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The Mediterranean Killifish Aphanius Fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) as a Sentinel Species of the Quality of Transitional Water Environments: Insights and Perspectives
Lionetto, M.G.; Zonno, V.; Schiavone, R.; Giordano, M.E.; Barca, A.; Belmonte, G.; Verri, T. The Mediterranean Killifish Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) as a Sentinel Species for Protection of the Quality of Transitional Water Environments: Literature, Insights, and Perspectives. Water2023, 15, 2721.
Lionetto, M.G.; Zonno, V.; Schiavone, R.; Giordano, M.E.; Barca, A.; Belmonte, G.; Verri, T. The Mediterranean Killifish Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) as a Sentinel Species for Protection of the Quality of Transitional Water Environments: Literature, Insights, and Perspectives. Water 2023, 15, 2721.
Lionetto, M.G.; Zonno, V.; Schiavone, R.; Giordano, M.E.; Barca, A.; Belmonte, G.; Verri, T. The Mediterranean Killifish Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) as a Sentinel Species for Protection of the Quality of Transitional Water Environments: Literature, Insights, and Perspectives. Water2023, 15, 2721.
Lionetto, M.G.; Zonno, V.; Schiavone, R.; Giordano, M.E.; Barca, A.; Belmonte, G.; Verri, T. The Mediterranean Killifish Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) as a Sentinel Species for Protection of the Quality of Transitional Water Environments: Literature, Insights, and Perspectives. Water 2023, 15, 2721.
Abstract
Transitional waters are fragile ecosystems with high ecological values, representing the breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species. They deserve particular concern for protection, undergoing numerous threats from anthropogenic nature. The present review aims to analyze the recent literature on Aphanius fasciatus, nowadays considered one of the most strictly estuarine-dependent fish species, and as such affected by the degradation of lagoon habitats, and to discuss its suitability as sentinel species of the quality of transitional water environments.
The analysis and discussion highlight the potential applicability of the molecular, cellular, and physiological responses of this species as diagnostic tools for detecting the subtle effects induced by environmental pollution on the biota in transitional water environments. Moreover, the suitability of the responses of this species is suggested in the wider framework of the One Health Perspective which considers human and animal health and the environmental state highly interconnected, sharing common aspects.
To date, omics technologies show very great potential in reacquiring novel knowledge on the responses of the organisms to environmental changes and to the alterations of the environmental health status. Therefore, considering the relevant potential of this species as sentinel species, many efforts are needed in the next future to improve the quantity and quality of the -omics tools that refer to A. fasciatus.
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