A New Record for Occurrence of Symphodus bailloni (Osteichthyes: Perciformes: Labridae) in the Western Black Sea Coast of Turkey

Didem Göktürk; F. Saadet Karakulak; Nuran Ünsal; Abdullah E. Kahraman

doi:10.1100/2012/615318

The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2012)

A New Record for Occurrence of Symphodus bailloni (Osteichthyes: Perciformes: Labridae) in the Western Black Sea Coast of Turkey

Didem Göktürk,
F. Saadet Karakulak,
Nuran Ünsal,
Abdullah E. Kahraman

Affiliations

Didem Göktürk: Department of Fisheries Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Istanbul University, Ordu Cad. No. 200, Laleli, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
F. Saadet Karakulak: Department of Fisheries Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Istanbul University, Ordu Cad. No. 200, Laleli, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
Nuran Ünsal: Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Fisheries, Istanbul University, Ordu Cad. No. 200, Laleli, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
Abdullah E. Kahraman: Department of Fisheries Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Istanbul University, Ordu Cad. No. 200, Laleli, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1100/2012/615318
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2012

Abstract

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The fish species Symphodus bailloni (Valenciennes, 1839) reported in the present study were collected between June 2010 and June 2011 from the western Black Sea coasts which were previously not recorded from the Black Sea coast of Turkey. A total of 717 specimens of S. bailloni were measured, ranging between 8.9 and 15.4 cm TL. Morphometrics, meristics, and diagnostic characteristics of the species are presented.

Published in The Scientific World Journal

ISSN: 2356-6140 (Print); 1537-744X (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology; Medicine; Science
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8086

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