The first record of a mangrove red snapper, Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lutjanidae), from the Aegean Sea (Gulf of Izmir, Turkey)

Abstract

A specimen of Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) was caught on 4 October 2018 by a commercial gillnet fishery from shallow waters of the Gulf of Izmir, northern Aegean Sea, at a depth of 8 m. The presently reported study constitutes the first record of the mangrove red snapper for the Aegean Sea but also the third record for the Mediterranean Sea.

Keywords

• Lessepsian fish
• northernmost record
• distribution