First occurrence of juvenile Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) from South-Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey

Abstract

In the present study, one juvenile specimen of redcoat Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) was first reported from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey with a visual record during an underwater survey conducted from the coast of Arsuz (Konacik), Iskenderun Bay, at a depth of 3 m, on September 11, 2018. The Family Holocentridae is currently represented in the Mediterranean by seven species, all exotic, six of them originate in the Red Sea (Lessepsian migrants) and one originates from the Atlantic.

Keywords

• Holocentridae
• visual record
• Lessepsian migrant
• Iskenderun Bay