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First records of Nemichthys scolopaceus and Nemipterus randalli and second record of Apterichthus caecus from Antalya Bay, southern Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

Mehmet Gökoglu ,
Olgaç Güven ,
B. Ahmet Balci ,
Halil Çolak  and
Daniel Golani
Mehmet Gökoglu*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey
Olgaç Güven
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey
B. Ahmet Balci
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey
Halil Çolak
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey
Daniel Golani
Affiliation:
Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Gökoglu, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey email: mehmetgokoglu@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of two fish species and a second record of another species from Antalya Bay, Turkey. The record of Nemichthys scolopaceus is an eastward extension of its distribution and the record of the Red Sea migrant (lessepsian), Nemipterus randalli constitutes a substantial westward extension in its new region. Apterichthus caecus was recorded for the second time from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.

Keywords

slender snipe eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus)threadfin bream (Nemipterus randalli)European finless eel (Apterichthus caecus)southern TurkeyAntalya Bay
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e29
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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