Additional record of Trypauchen vagina (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) from Mersin Bay, Turkey

Abstract

Two mature individuals of Trypauchen vagina were caught by trawl fishing at 30 m depth in the Mersin coastal areas in September 2018. Meristic and morphometric measurements of the individuals were done and compared with its measurements reported in other studies. In previous studies; one record from Mersin Bay and in totally three records of T. vagina in the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea were reported. In this study, the second record of T. vagina was reported from Mersin Bay.

Keywords

• burrowing goby
• trypauchen vagina
• mersin bay
• north levant sea