Stenothoe bosphorana Sowinsky, 1898

Rousou, Maria, Plaiti, Wanda, Lowry, Jim, Charalambous, Stephanos & Chintiroglou, Chariton Charles, 2020, Amphipoda species (Suborders: Amphilochidea and Senticaudata) from Vasiliko Bay, Cyprus: New records, information on their biogeography and an annotated checklist from the coasts of Cyprus, Zootaxa 4896 (3), pp. 373-408 : 387

24. Stenothoe bosphorana Sowinsky, 1898

Materials examined. 5 individuals; Stations Vas. 9(2), 39(3).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003; Christodoulou et al. 2013). The species was reported from Cyprus by Kocatas et al. (2001). In Vasiliko Bay (current study), it is considered as a rare species (FI: 4.76 %).

Ecology. Stenothoe bosphorana was found at 210 m depth ( Kocatas et al. 2001). In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 10 and 48 m depth (29 + 27 m), in sandy substrate with organic matter ranging between 2.757 and 6.024 % (4.391 + 2.31 %). It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “good” (1 station, 2 individuals) and “moderate” (1 station, 3 individuals). Three individuals were recorded at the fish farm station.