The occurrence of royal flagfin Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) in Mersin bay (North-Eastern Mediterranean) Turkey

Erguden Deniz; Bayhan Yusuf Kenan; Erguden Sibel Alagoz; Altun Ayhan

doi:10.2478/cjf-2018-0006

Croatian Journal of Fisheries (Mar 2018)

The occurrence of royal flagfin Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) in Mersin bay (North-Eastern Mediterranean) Turkey

Erguden Deniz,
Bayhan Yusuf Kenan,
Erguden Sibel Alagoz,
Altun Ayhan

Affiliations

Erguden Deniz: Department of Marine Science, Marine Sciences and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun Technical University, TR 31220, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
Bayhan Yusuf Kenan: Fisheries Department, Kahta Vocational School, Adiyaman University, TR 02400, Kahta, Adiyaman, Turkey
Erguden Sibel Alagoz: Fisheries Department, Imamoglu Vocational School, Cukurova University, TR 01700, Imamoglu, Adana, Turkey
Altun Ayhan: Department of Marine Science, Marine Sciences and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun Technical University, TR 31220, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2018-0006
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 76, no. 1
pp. 51 – 54

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Three specimens (1 male and 2 females) of royal flagfin Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) were caught at a depth of 184 m off Erdemli, Mersin Bay (northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey) in June 2015. The present paper reports the first occurrence and is the confirmation of royal flagfin A. filamentosus from the northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey. Since it has been recorded only once in the last sixty years, this species could be considered as exceptionally rare in the easternmost area of the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey.

Published in Croatian Journal of Fisheries

ISSN: 1330-061X (Print); 1848-0586 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
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