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Northernmost record of the dusky spinefoot Siganus luridus in the Aegean Sea (Turkey coast)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2015

A. Ismen ,
A. Ayaz  and
Z.D. Yildirim
A. Ismen*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TR-17100, Turkey
A. Ayaz
Affiliation:
Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TR-17100, Turkey
Z.D. Yildirim
Affiliation:
Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, TR-35440 Urla, Izmir, Turkey
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Ismen, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TR-17100, Turkey email: alismen@yahoo.com
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Abstract

This record represents the northernmost occurrence of Lessepsian migrant fish Siganus luridus in the Aegean Sea. A single specimen was caught off the coast of Assos, Edremit Bay, in November 2014 by trammel net at a depth of about 2–3 m on a sandy, rocky bottom mixed with Posidonia. Here, the morphometric and meristic characteristics of the specimen are identified and the dispersion of the species in the Mediterranean Sea is briefly discussed.

Keywords

Siganus luridusnorthern Aegean SeaLessepsian migrationTurkey
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e42
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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