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Two new records of deep-water fish species from the eastern Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

D. Golani*
Affiliation:
Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
M. Gökoglu
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey
O. Güven
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: D. Golani, Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel email: dgolani@cc.huji.ac.il
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Abstract

Facciola's sorcerer Facciolella oxyrhyncha and driftfish Cubiceps gracilis are first recorded for the eastern Mediterranean. Both species were collected in Antalya Bay, Turkey by commercial trawl at depths of 300 and 250 m, respectively.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2006

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