Fistularidae,, length,, weight,, regression parameters,, Iskenderun Bay,, Mediterranean waters

Abstract

This study presents some exotic fish diversity and catch per unit effort values of exotic fish from gillnet fishery along the southern Aegean Sea. Lessepsian puffer fish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), lionfish (Pterois miles), squirrelfish (Sargocentron rubrum), rabbitfish (Siganus sp.) and a blue crab (Portunus segnis) were caught in the Aegean Sea. Rabbitfish and blue crab sell in the fish markets. Seasonally, the average CPUE of exotic fish was calculated to be 0.7 ± 0.3 kg.1000 m-1 in autumn in catch. This value indicated that it was 72 times lesser than the total seasonal CPUE.

Keywords

• cpue
• exotic fish
• invasive species
• small-scale fishery
• aegean sea