Dr. Menachem Goren
Ph.D.: Tel Aviv University, 1975
Phone:

(Office) +972-3-640-9389

(Lab) +972-3-640-9042
(Fax) +972-3-640-9403

E-mail: gorenm@post.tau.ac.il
Room#: Meier Segals Gardens for Zoological Research
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  Personal Information
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  Students and Lab Members

Personal Information
1964 - 1967 Biology studies at the Tel Aviv University.
1967 - 1969 Studies and research toward M.Sc. degree at the Tel Aviv University (with distinction).
1971 - 1975 Research for Ph.D. at the Tel Aviv University.
1977 Post doctorate - Forschunsginstitut and Museum Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
1976 - 1987 Director of the Zoological Museum of Tel Aviv University.
1978 Research Associate, Dept. of Zoology, Tel Aviv University.
1982 Senior Researcher, Dept. of Zoology, Tel Aviv University.
1987 Tenureship, Dept. of Zoology, Tel Aviv University.
1998 Principal Research Associate, Dept. of Zoology, Tel Aviv University.

 

International and National Activities:

1980 - 1983 Member of the subcommittee for scientific collections of the
Council for Higher Education - Planning and Grants Committee.
1983 - 1990 Deputy Chairman of the executive committee of the "Israel present National
Collections of Natural History".
1985 - present Member of the committee for Fauna and Flora of Israel - The Israel Academy
of Sciences and Humanities.
1999 - present Co-Chair of the committee for Fauna and Flora of Israel - The Israel Academy
of Sciences and Humanities.
1983 - 1984 Member of the executive committee of the Ecological Society of Israel.
1986 - 1987 Member of the executive committee of the Zoological Society of Israel.
1991 - 1996 Member of the executive committee of the Zoological Society of Israel and head of the committee for nature conservation.
1994 - present Vice President of Societas Europaea Ichthyologrum (European Ichthyological Society).
1997 - 2000 Member of the executive committee of the IUBS (International Union of Biological Sciences).
1998 - present Scientific co-convenor of DIVERSITAS (An international progremme of Biodiversity Science) STAR element 9 on “Inventory and Monitoring of Inland Water Biodiversity”.
2001 - 2003 Member of the executive committee of the Zoological Society of Israel.
2003- 2004 Member of the executive committee of the Israeli Association for Aquatic Studies .
2004 Member of the expert team prepared the Mediterranean Freshwater Fish Red List organized by IUCN (The World conservation Union).
2005-2010 Chief Editor of the Electronic Journal of Ichthyology - The bulletin of the European Ichthyological Society.
2008 Member of the expert team prepared the Red List of Mediterranean marine fish, organized by IUCN (The World Conservation Union).



Marine expeditions

1970 Marine Biology Expedition to Cyprus
1972, 1974
Marine Biology Expedition to the Gulf of Suez
1977/79/80/81 Marine Biology Expeditions to the Gulf of Eilat
6/1981,9/1981
Marine Biology Expeditions to Tiran Island (Red Sea)
18/7-25/7/1994 Chief Scientist of an Israeli-Egyptian expedition to the Red Sea
15/5-15/6/1995 Marine Biology Expeditions to Dahlak Archipelago (Eritrea, Red Sea)
10/5-25/12/1998 Marine Biology Expeditions to the Seychelles Archipelago (Indian Ocean)
22/5- 2/6/2008 First Marine Bio l ogy Expeditions to Iskenderun and Antalya ( Turkey )
7/7- 16/7/2009

Second Marine Bio l ogy Expeditions to Iskenderun and Antalya ( Turkey )



Research Interests

 

  1. Biodiversity, taxonomy and ecology of the freshwater fishes of Israel .

  2. Impact of invasive species and climate change on eastern Mediterranean biodiversity.

  3. Ecology and biodiversity of fish communities in the eastern Mediterranean Including deep water.

  4. The fishes of the Red Sea - biodiversity, taxonomy and ecology.

  5. Taxonomy and biology of the gobies of the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean .

  6. Biological control of mosquito larvae by fish.


Students and Lab Members

Doctoral students


Year(s)
Name of student and title of thesis
1984 - 1987
Moshe Tom (co- supervisor, M. Ovadia)
"The benthic stage of the life cycle and some aspects of the reproductive process in Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas), Crustacea, Decapoda". (Previously directed by the late Prof. Lewinsohn)
1999 - 2004

Reuven Ugorok

“Ecology and Evolutionary aspects of Blenniidae species of the Mediterranean rocky coast of Israel ”

2003 - 2005

Andrey Aaronov

“Ecology of fishes in Mediterranean rocky habitats”

2005-

Yaron Krotman

“Fish biodiversity and ecology in water reservoirs"

2010

Nir Stern

"Systematic of Clupeidae (fishes)"


Masters students (M.Sc.)

Year(s)
Name of student and title of thesis
1984 - 1987
Dorit Homski
"Development of new methods of biological control of mosquitoes by fish"
1984 - 1987
Azgad Dor (co- supervisor, D. Chen)
"The use of museum of natural history for education of school pupils"
1985 - 1989
Asaf Barky (co- supervisor, I. Karplus)
"The influence of some ecological parameters on the morphology of Macrobrachium sp. (Crustacea)"
1989 - 1992
Ram Porat (co- supervisor, B. Rinkewitz)
"Some ecological aspects of the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri in the Mediterranean"
1989 - 1992
Tamar Linker (co- supervisor, B. Rinkewitz)
"Tunicates Botriloides leachi and Botryllus schlosseri"
1990 - 1992
Galit Lavie (co- supervisor, B. Galil)
"The effect of coal spillage at the Hadera power terminal station on the marinebenthic environment"
1991 - 1996
Aidlin Micha, M. Sc. Student. (co- supervisor, A. Gasith).
"Biological and ecological aspects of Salaria fluviatilis in the littoral zone of Lake Kinneret"
1991 - 1996
Ronit Katzestein
"Predator recognition in some coral fish"
1992 - 1995
Victor Frenkel
"Effect of some environmental factors on reproduction and growth of Aphanius dispar"
1992 - 1995
Ayelet Shoshani (co- supervisor A. Gasith)
"The ecology of hemigrammocapoeta nana and Garra rufa in Lake Kinneret"
1995 - 1997
Uzi Geler (co- supervisor A. Gazith)
"The ecology of Clarias gariepinus in Lake Kinneret"
1995 - 1998

Renata Zsmit

"Some ecological aspect of the littoral ichthyofauna of the eastern Mediterranean"

1995 - 1996

Haim Ben Ulul

“Effect of some environmental factors on survival and predation activity of Aphanius dispar

1996 - 1999

Reuven Ugorok

“Some ecological aspects of the fish community in Shiqmona, eastern Mediterranean”

1997 - 1999

Tamar Ashlagi

“Structure of benthic fish communities in Haifa Bay”

1997 - 2000

Elad Elron

“The biology of the cyprinid Acanthobrma telavivensis in Yarqon River”

1998 - 2001

Eran Brokovich

“Fish biodiversity of the northern Gulf of Eilat"

1999 - 2002

Andrey Aaronov

“Ecological aspects of Epinephalus fish species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel”

1998 - 2002

Nurit Levi

“Systematic of genera Acanthobrama and Mirogres

1999 - 2003

Andrea Alevi

“The ecology of the fishes in Taninim River”

2001 - 2005

Yaron Krotman

“The effect of human activity on the fish communities in Upper Galilee”

2001 - 2004

Boaz Libes

“Ecological factors affected the reproduction of Acanthobrma telavivensis"

2002-2004

Mati Halperin (co- supervisor Y. Benayahu)

“Dynamic and fish community on fixed and floating artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Eilat (Red Sea)"

2002 - 2006

Neta Dasa

“Reproductive aspect in riverine fish”

2002 - 2005

Ifat Gueta

“Energy flow in anthropogenic affected fish communities in Jordan River Basin”

2004 - 2006 Sara Cohen - M. Sc. Student “Diversity and dynamic of fish catch by trawlers off the Mediterranean Israeli coast"
2004 - 2006 Yotam Bar- M. Sc. Student “Stability of fish community in Shiqmona”
2004 - 2007 Amir Shitenberg - M. Sc. Student “Geographical variation in selected cichlid fish”
2004- Daniel Yashinsky - M. Sc. Student “Succession of fish community in planted corals in Elat”
2005- Kfir Gayer - M. Sc. Student The impact of grazing fish on invertebrates community in eastern Mediterranean”
2005 - 2010 Osnat Mor - M. Sc. Student “reproductive biology the cyprinid fish Garra rufa in the Jordan River basin"
2006 - 2010 Bat Sheva Rothman - M. Sc. Student “The biology the balitorid fish Nemacheilus jordanicus in the Jordan River basin"
2006 - 2010 Hagit Alphandary (with Prof. Henig) - M. Sc. Student “Analysis of decision making process in the case of Kishon River"
2007- Tehila Nagar- M. Sc. Student “Feeding habits in some freshwater fishes in Israel"
2007 - 2010 Nir Stern- M. Sc. Student “Invaders fish – native fish relationship in Eastern Mediterranean"
2007 - 2010 Yaelle Klopman- M. Sc. Student “Some ecological aspects regarding the interaction of Red Sea fish invaders and their parasites"
2007-    Yaara fine-M. Sc. Student. "The impact of anthropogenic activity on cichlid nesting in Lake Kinneret"
2007 - 2010 Miri Taub -M. Sc. Student. "The impact of recreation activity on the biota in inland aquatic habitats"
2008- Roni Lee Gilaad - M. Sc. Student. “Comparative study of reproductive aspects of invaders and native fish in Eastern Mediterranean"
2009-    Ya'arit Levitt - M. Sc. Student “Invaders fish – native fish relationship along depth gradient in Eastern Mediterranean"
2009-    Dolev Kestin - M. Sc. Student “Reproductive and growing biology of the cyprinid fish Garra rufa"



Full Publications

BOOKS

1. Goren, M. 1983. The Freshwater Fishes of Israel. Kibbutz Ha'Muhad Publishing House, Tel Aviv, pp. 102. (in Hebrew).


2. Goren, M. and M. Dor. 1994. An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea - CLOFRES II. Israel Academy for Sciences and Humanities. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Jerusalem, 120 pp.


3. Galil, B., M. Goren, R. Ortal. 2001. Shiqmona – between Carmel and Sea. Printed in Tel Aviv University. 70 pp.

Book reviews

1. Goren, M. l986. M. Dor - Checklist of the Fishes of the Red Sea. Copeia, 267-268.

2. Goren, M. 1992. Lake Hula, reconstruction of the fauna and hydrobiology of the lost lake. Isr. J. Zool. 38,147.

REFEREED ARTICLES

1. Goren, M., 1972. The populations of Pseudophoxinus zeregi (Heckel) in Israel and Syria and the status of Pseudophoxinus (Pararhodeus) drusensis (Pellegrin) (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 51, 141-145.


2. Goren, M., L. Fishelson and E. Trewavas, 1973. The Cyprinid fishes of Acanthobrama Heckel and related genera. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 24,291-315.


3. Goren, M., 1975. The freshwater fishes of Israel. Isr. J. Zool. 23,67-118.


4. Goren, M., and E.M. Rychwalski, 1978. Hybrids of Aphanius dispar and Aphanius mento (Cyprinodontidae: Pisces). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 63, 259- 264.


5. Goren, M., 1978. Acentrogobius spence (Smith) new for the Red Sea (Pisces:Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana Biol. 58,143-145.


6. Goren, M., 1978. Comparative study of Bathygobius fuscus (Ruppell) and related species of the Red Sea, including B. fishelsoni n. sp. (Pisces:Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana Biol. 58,267-273.


7. Goren, M., and W. Klausewitz, 1978. Two Mediterranean gobiid fishes new in the Red Sea. Senckenbergiana Biol. 59,19-24.


8. Goren, M., 1978. A new gobiid genus and seven new species from Sinai coasts (Pisces:Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana Biol. 59,191-203.


9. Goren, M., 1979. Succession of benthic community on artificial substratum at Elat (Red Sea). J. exp. mar. Biol. Ecol. 38,19-40.


10. Goren, M., 1979. A new species Coryogalops sufensis from the Red Sea (Pisces, Gobiidae). Cybium 3,91-95.


11. Goren, M., 1979. The Gobiinae of the Red Sea (Pisces:Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana Biol. 6O,13-64.


12. Goren, M., 1979. Callogobius bauchotae new species from Marshall Island (Gobiidae, Pisces). Cybium 3,41-44.


13. Goren, M., and I. Karplus, 1980. Fowleria abocellata, a new cardinal fish from the Gulf of Elat-Red Sea (Pisces, Apogonidae). Zoologische Mededelingen 55,231-234.


14. Goren, M., 1980. On the occurrence of Acentrogobius belissimus (Pisces:Gobiidae) in the Red Sea. Isr. J. Zool. 28,160-162.


15. Goren, M., 1980. Development of benthic community on artificial substratum at Ashdod (Eastern Mediterranean). Oceanol. Acta 3,275-283.


16. Goren, M., 1980. Red Sea fishes assigned to genus Callogobius Bleeker with a description of a new species (Teleostei:Gobiidae). Isr. J. Zool. 28,2O9-217.


17. Goren, M., and Z. Voldarsky, 1981. Paragobiodon xanthosoma (Bleeker) new for the Red Sea (Pisces, Gobiidae). Isr. J. Zool. 29,150-152.


18. Goren, M., 1981. Three new species of and three new records of gobies from New Caledonia. Cybium 5,93-101.


19. Goren, M., 1982. Quisquilius flavicaudatus - a new gobioid fish from the coral reefs of the Red Sea. Zoologische Mededelingen. 56,139-142.


20. Karplus, I., M. Goren and D. Algom, 1982. A preliminary experimental analysis of predator face recognition by Chromis caeruleus (Pisces, Pomacentridae). Tierpsychol. 58,53-65.


21. Banarescu, P.M., T.T. Nalbant and M. Goren., 1982. The noemacheiline loaches from Israel (Pisces: Cobitidae: Noemacheilines). Isr. J. Zool. 31,1-25.


22. Goren, M., l982. Eviota nigriventris Giltay, new for New Calidonia (Pisces: Gobiidae) Cybium 6,34.


23. Goren, M., and I. Karplus, 1983. Tomiyamichthys randalli, a new gobiid species associated with a shrimp from the Red Sea (Pisces:Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana Biol. 63,27-31.


24. Goren, M., and I. Karplus, l983. A preliminary study of the mimetic relationship between the cardinal fish Fowleria abocellata and the scorpion fish Scorpaenodes quamensis. In: Developments in Ecology and Environmental Quality, Vol. II, 327-336 Balaban Internation Science Service - Rehovot/Philadelphia.


25. Goren, M., 1984. A new species of Oplopomops Smith from Elat, Northern Red Sea (Pisces: Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana biol. 65,19-23.


26. Goren, M., and A. Diamant, 1984 (1983). On the occurrence of Tenacigobius yongei (Davis and Choen) in the Gulf of Elat (Red Sea) - (Pisces: Gobiidae). Isr. J. Zool. 32,135-137.


27. Goren, M., 1984. Three new species and two new records for the Red Sea of invertebrate associated gobies. (Gobiidae: Pisces). Cybium 8,71-82.


28. Goren, M., l985. A review of the Gobioid fish genus Monishia Smith, 1959 of the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, with descriptions of two new species (Pisces, Gobiidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus., Los Angeles County 360,1-9.


29. Goren, M., l985. Trimma fishelsoni a new gobiid fish from the Gulf of Elat, Northern Red Sea. Isr. J. Zool. 33,63-67.


30. Goren, M., and E. Spanier, 1986. The communities of benthic fish in Foul Bay (Tiran Island, Red Sea). Oceanol. Acta 8,471-478.


31. Goren, M., 1986. A suggested model for the recolonization process of the Red Sea at the post glacial period. Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. Indo-Pacific Fish Biology. Ed. T. Uyeno, R. Arai, T. Taniuchi and K. Matsuura. pp. 648-654. Publ. Ichthyological Society of Japan, Tokyo. (Plenery session).


32. Goren, M. 1987. Systematic and ecological analysis of the Red Sea ichthyofauna. Proceedings Fifth Congress European Ichthyologists, Stockholm, pp. 113-116.


33. Tom, M., M. Goren and M. Ovadia, 1987. Purification and partial characterization of vitellin from ovaries of Parapenaaeus longirostris (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 87B(1),17-23.


34. Tom, M., M. Goren and M. Ovadia, 1987. Localization of vitellin and its precursors in various organs of Parapenaeus longirostris (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). Int. J. Invertebrate Reprod. Devel. 12,1-12.


35. Goren, M., 1988. Kraemeria nudum (Regan), first record of the family Kraemeridae in the Red Sea. Isr. J. Zool. 34,149-153.


36. Goren, M., 1988. Redescription of Bathygobius albopunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837) and a note on its distribution. Cybium 12(1), 37-43.


37. Spanier, E. and M. Goren, 1988. An Indo Pacific trunkfish Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus): first record of the family in the Mediterranean. J. Fish Biol. 32,797-798.


38. Tom, M., M. Goren and M. Ovadia, 1988. The benthic phase of the life cycle of Parapenaeus longirostris (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). Hydrobiologia 169,339-352.


39. Goren, M., 1989. Oplopomus reichei (Bleeker): New Record for the Red Sea (Pisces: Gobiidae). Isr. J. Zool. 35,237-240.


40. Goren, M. and B. Galil, 1990. Petroscirtes ancylodon: first Lessepsian migrant blenny in the eastern Mediterranean. Isr. J. Zool. 36,125-128.


41. Hoda, S.M.S. and M. Goren, 1990. Bathygobius karachiensis (Gobiidae): a new species from Pakistan. Cybium 14(2),143-150.


42. Goren, M., 1991. A new Coryogalops species from Eastern Cape, South Africa and a note to the status of the genus Monishia Smith (Gobiidae: Pisces). Special Publ. J.L.B. Smith. Inst. Ichthyology, 52,1-7.


43. Berki, A., I. Karplus and M. Goren, 1991. The agonistic behaviour of the three male morphotypes of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. A behaviour ontogeny of adults (Crustacea, Palaemonidae). Behaviour 116(3-4),252-277.


44. Berki, A., I. Karplus and M. Goren, 1991. Morphotype related dominance hierarchies in males of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Crustacea, Palaemonidae). Behaviour 117 (3-4),145-160.


45. Goren, M., A. Maroz and A. Baranes, 1991. Callogobius amikami, a new gobiid species from the northern Gulf of Aqaba. Cybium 15 (4),299-302.


46. Goren, M., 1992. Obliquogobius turkayi, a new species from the deep water of the central Red Sea (Pisces: Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana Maritim. 22 (3/4),265-270.


47. Berki, A., I. Karplus and M. Goren, 1992. Effect of size and morphotype on dominance hierarchies and resource competition in blue and orange clawed Macrobrachium rosenbergii males. Anim. Behav. 44,547-555.


48. Gafny, S., A. Gasith and M. Goren. 1992. The effect of water level fluctuation on shore spawning of Mirogrex terraesanctae (Cyprinidae) in Lake Kinneret, Israel. J. Fish Biol. 41,863-871.


49. Randall, J. and M. Goren. 1993. A review of the Gobioid fishes of the Maldives. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith. Inst. Ichthyology 28,1-37.


50. Goren, M. and Y.L. Werner. 1993. On measuring head length in fishes, amphibians and reptiles and on modified calliber rules. J. Zool. 230(2),187-191.


51. Rinkevich, B., Z. Shlemberg, T. Liliker-Lvav, M. Goren and L. Fishelson. 1993. Life history characteristics of Botrylloides (Tunicata) populations in Akko Bay, Mediterranean coast of israel. Isr. J. Zool. 39,197-212.


52. Goren, M. 1993. Statistical aspects of the Red Sea ichthyofauna. Isr. J. Zool. 39,293-298.


53. Homski, D., M. Goren and A. Gasith. 1994. Comparative evaluation of the larvivorous fish Gambusio affinis and Aphanius dispar as mosquito control agents. Hydrobiologia 284,1337-146.


54. Rinkevich, B., T. Lilker-Levav and M. Goren. 1994. Allorecognition / xenorecognition responses in Botrylloides (Ascidiacea) subpopulations from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. J. Exp. exp. Zool. 270,302-313.


55. Galil, B.S. and M. Goren. 1994. The bathyal fauna of the Levant - new records and rare occurrences. Senckenbergiana Maritima 25,(1/3):41-52.


56. Rinkevich, B., Porat R. and M. Goren. 1995. Allorecognition elements on a urochordate histocompatability locus indicate unprecedented extensive polymorphism. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 295,319-324.


57. Goren, M. & A. Baranes. 1995. Priolepis goldshmidti (Gobiidae) a new species from the deep water of the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Cybium. 19(4): 343-347.


58. Fishelson, L., M. Goren, J. van Vuren and R. Manelis. 1996. Some aspects of the reproductive biology of Barbus spp., Capoeta damascina and their hybrids (Cyprinidae, Teleostei) in Israel. Hydrobiologia 317: 79-88.


59. Goren, M. 1996. Review of the genus Caffrogobius Smitt, from South Africa (Gobiidae, Pisces). Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyology: 1-28.


60. Gasith, A., M Goren & S. Gafny. 1996. Ecological consequences of lowering lake Kinneret water level: effect on breeding success of the Kinneret sardine. In: Preservation of our world in the wake of change, Vol. VI A/B ISEEQS Pub., Jerusalem, Israel, Ed: Y. Steiuberger: pp. 569-573.


61. Goren, M. & B.S. Galil. 1997. New records of deep sea fishes from the Levant Basin and a note on the deep sea fishes of the Mediterranean. Israel Jour. Zool. 43:197-203.


62. Frenkel, V. & M. Goren. 1997. Some environmental factors affecting the reproduction of Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1828). Hydrobiologia. 347: 197-207.


63. Fishelson, L., M. Goren & O. Gon. 1997. Black gut phenomenon in cardinal fish (Apogonidae, Teleostei). Marine Ecology Progress Series 161: 295-298.


64. Manheim, O., A. Freidberg, D. Graur, M. Goren, Y. Bhnayahu, Y. Yom-Tov, & T. Dayan (Editors). 1998. The national collections of natural history at Tel Aviv university - a National Museum of Natural History in the making: The first 60 years. Israel Jour. Zool.44: 1-79.


65. Goren, M. & B.S. Galil. 1998. First record of the indo-pacific, coral reef fish Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) in the Levant. Israel Jour. Zool. 44:57-59.


66. Gasith, A., M. Bing, Y. Raz & M. Goren. 1998. Fish community parameters as indicators of habitat condition: The case of the Yarqon, a lowland, polluted stream in a semi arid region (Israel). Ver. Intern. Verein. Limnol. 26: 1023-1026.


67. Rinkevich, B., R. Porat, & M. Goren. 1998. On the development and reproduction of Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata) colonies from the eastern Mediterranean Sea: plasticity of life history traits Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 34 (2-3): 207-218.


68. Rinkevich, B., R. Porat, & M. Goren. 1998. Ecological and life history characteristics of Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata) populations inhabiting undersurface shallow-water stones. Marine Ecology 19: (2): 129-145.


69. Goren, M. & R. Ortal . 1999. Biodiversity of the inland water fishes of Israel. Biological Conservation, 89: 1-9.


70. Frenkel, V. & M. Goren. 1999. A Spawning Cage for Eliminating Predation on Larvae of the Killifish Aphanius dispar. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 61:172–174.


71. Frenkel, V. & M. Goren. 2000. The effects of some environmental factors on the growth of Aphanius Dispar (Rüppell, 1828). Aquaculture, 184 (3,4): 255-265.


72. Gasith, A. S. Gafny & M. Goren. 2000. Response of fish assemblage of rocky habitats to lake level fluctuation: possible effect of varying habitat choise. Arch. Hydrobiol. Spec. Issues Advanc. Limnol. 55:317-331.

73. Gafny, S., M. Goren & A. Gasith. 2000. Habitat condition and fish assemblage structure in a coastal Mediterranean stream (Yarqon, Israel) Receiving domestic effluent. Hydrobiologia. 422/423: 319-330.


74. Goren, M.& B.S. Galil. 2001. Fish biodiversity in the vermetid reef of Shiqmona (Israel) Marine Ecology, 22(4):369-378.


75. Goren, M. & B.S. Galil. 2002. Records of Cataetyx laticeps and Ophidion barabatum (Ophidiiformes) in the eastern Mediterranean, with comments on the deep sea fish ichthyofauna Cybium 26(2): 150-152.


76. Goren, M. and A. Aronov. 2002. First record of the indo-pacific parrot fish Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775 in the eastern Mediterranean coast of Israel. Cybium 26(3): 239-240.


77. Paz , G. , J. Douek, C. Mo, M. Goren , B. Rinkevich. 2003. Genetic structure of Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata) populations from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 250:153-162.


78. Goren, M. 2003. Fishes. In Dolev, A. & A. Pervelozky (eds.) Endangered species in Israel – Red list of threatened animals: 39-52. Keter publications Jerusalem (Hebrew).


79. Shy, E., A. Geva & M. Goren. 2003. Resolving the conflict between Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo and aquaculture in Israel: efficiency and cost-benefit analysis of methods, use of alternative feeding sites presumed Cormorant impact on water quality of the national reservoir. VOGELWELT 124, Suppl.: 355- 367

80. Lundberg B., R. Ogorek, B.S. Galil and M. Goren. Dietary choices of siganid fish at Shiqmona reef, Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 2004 (Vol. 50) (No. 1) 39-53


81. Elron, E., M. Goren, D. Milstein & A. Gasith. 2004. Ammonia toxicity to juvenile Acanthobrama telavivensis (Cyprinidae), a critically endangered endemic fish in the coastal plain of Israel. Israel Jour. Zool. 50:321-331.

82. Fishelson, L., O. Gon, R., M. Goren & Ben-David-Zaslow. 2005. The oral cavity and bioluminescent organs of the cardinal fish species Siphamia permutata and S. cephalotes (Perciformes, Apogonidae). Marine Biology 147: 603–609.


83. Goren, M. and B. S. Galil. 2005. A review of changes in the fish assemblages of Levantine inland and marine ecosystems following the introduction of non-native fishes. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 21: 364–370.


84. Brokovich, E., A. Baranes, & M. Goren. 2006. Habitat structure determines coral reef fish assemblages at the northern tip of the Red Sea. Ecological Indicators 6: 494–507.


85. Karplus I., R. Katzenstein, & M. Goren. 2006. Predator recognition and social facilitation of predator avoidance in coral reef fish Dascyllus marginatus juveniles. Marine Ecology Progress series. 319: 215–223.


86. Goren, M. and B. S. Galil. 2006. Additional records of Bregmaceros atlanticus in the eastern Mediterranean – an invasion through the Suez Canal or in ballast water? Marine Biodiversity Records. 1 (e42): 1-3.


87. Goren, M., H. K. Mienis, B. S. Galil. 2006. Not so poor – more deep sea records from the Levant Sea, Eastern Mediterranean. Marine Biodiversity Records. 1 (e43): 1-4.


88. Elron, E., A. Gasith & M. Goren. Reproductive strategy of a small endemic cyprinid, Acanthobrama telavivensis, in a mediterranean-type stream. Environmental Biology of Fishes.) 77:141–155


89. Iwamoto, T., D., Golani, A., Baranes, & M. Goren. 2006. Two new grenadiers (Teleostei, Gadidiformes, Macrouridae,) from the Seychelles and Mascarene Ridge, western Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57 (13): 433-442.


90. Goren, M. 2006. Can Advanced Civilization Preserve Biodiversity in Marine Systems? In: The Future of Life and the Future of our Civilization (Ed. V. Burdyuzha,): 155-164. Springer, Netherlands 495 pp.


91. Roll U., T. Dayan, D. Simberloff & M. Goren. 2007. Characteristics of the introduced fish fauna of Israel. Biological Invasions. 9: 813–824.


92. Goren, M. 2007. De Situauie van Aphanius Soorten in Israël (The status of Aphanius species in Israel). Belgische Killifish Vereniging. 35: 21-30. (translation by H. Meeus)


93. Zohar I., M. Belmaker, D. Nadel, S. Gafnye, M. Goren, I. Hershkovitz, and T. Dayan. 2008. The living and the dead: How do taphonomic processes modify relative abundance and skeletal completeness of freshwater fish? Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 258: 292–316.


94. Aronov A. and Goren M. 2008. Ecology of the Mottled Grouper (Mycteroperca Rubra) in the Eastern Mediterranean. Electronic Journal of Ichthylogy. 2:1-13.


95. Goren, M. 2008. The fishes of the Red Sea: History of research, biogeography and biodiversity. In: Aqaba-Eilat, the Improbable Gulf. Environment, Biodiversity and Preservation (Ed. F.D. Por): 243-254. Magnes Press, Jerusalem. 470 pp.


96. Goren, M., Yokeş, M.B., Galil, B.S., & Diamant, A. 2008. Indo-Pacific cardinal fishes in the Mediterranean Sea - new records of Apogon smithi from Turkey and A. queketti from Israel. Marine Biodiversity Records. 2 (e95): 1-4.


97. Goren, M. 2009. Saving critically endangered fish species – utopia or practical idea? The story of the Yarqon bleak- Acanthobrama telavivensis (Cyprinidae) as a test case. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology.15 (1) 1-12.


98. Goren, M., Galil, B.S., Diamant, A., Gayer, K. & Stern N. 2009. First record of the Indo-Pacific cardinal fish Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790) in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions. 4 (2): 311-313.


99. Goren, M., Gayer K. & Lazarus, N. 2009. First record of the Far East chameleon goby Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill, 1859) in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions. 4, (2): 1-3


100. Galil B.S., Shoval, L.,& Goren, M. 2009. Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Mastigiidae) reappeared off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Aquatic Invasions 4 (3):1-3.


101. Galil B.S., Yokeş M.B., Goren, M. & Diamant, A. 2009. First record of the Indo-West Pacific mantis shrimp, Clorida albolitura Ahyong & Naiyanetr, 2000 (Stomatopoda, Squillidae) in Turkey. Aquatic Invasions 4 (4): 1-2.


102. Yokeş, B., Bilecenoglu, M., Goren, M., Galil, B.S., Diamant, A. 2009. Genetic evidence for wide distribution of the alien shrimpgoby, Vanderhorstia mertensi Klausewitz, 1974 (Gobiidae) along the northeast Mediterranean, Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 39 (2): 155-158.


103. Gasith, A. & Goren, M. 2009. Habitat availability, reproduction and population dynamics of the fresh water blenny Salaria fluviatilis (asso, 1801) in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Electronic Journal of Ichthyology. 2: 34 - 46

104. Innocenti G., Galil B.S., Yokeş M.B., Diamant A. & Goren M., 2009 - Here and there: a preliminary note on the prevalence of an alien rhizocephalan parasite at the southern and northern limits of its introduced range. Journal of Parasitology, 95(6): 1387-1390.


105. Goren, M., Stern N., Galil, B. S.and Diamant, A., 2010. First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions, 5(2).


106. Goren, M. In Press. Re-introduction of the "Extinct in the Wild" Yarqon bleak- Acanthobrama telavivensis (Cyprinidae). In: Soorae, P.P., ed. Global re-introduction perspectives: Re-introduction case studies from around the globe. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group.


107. Fishelson, L., Golani, D., Galil B.S and Goren M. In Press. Comparison of the nasal olfactory organs of various species of lizardfishes (Teleostei, Aulopiformes, Synodontidae), with additional remarks on the brain. International Journal of Zoology.


108. Fishelson, L., Golani, D., Galil B.S and Goren M. In Press. Comparison of taste bud form, number and distribution in the oropharyngeal cavity of lizardfishes (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae). Cybium.


109. Diamant, A., Goren, M., Yokeş, M..B., Galil, B. S., Klopman, Y., Huchon, D., Szitenberg A., Karhan S.Ü. In Press. Dasyatispora levantinae gen. et sp.so. nov., a new microsporidian parasite from the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) in the eastern Mediterranean. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.


110. Heemstra, P., Aronov, A., and Goren, M. In Press. First record of the Atlantic Island grouper Mycteroperca fusca (Lowe, 1838)in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine biodiversity Records.

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