The occurrence of royal flagfin Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) in Mersin bay (North-Eastern Mediterranean) Turkey

Erguden, Deniz; Bayhan, Yusuf Kenan; Erguden, Sibel Alagoz; Altun, Ayhan

doi:10.2478/cjf-2018-0006

Abstract

Three specimens (1 male and 2 females) of royal flagfin Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) were caught at a depth of 184 m off Erdemli, Mersin Bay (northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey) in June 2015. The present paper reports the first occurrence and is the confirmation of royal flagfin A. filamentosus from the northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey. Since it has been recorded only once in the last sixty years, this species could be considered as exceptionally rare in the easternmost area of the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey.

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The occurrence of royal flagfin Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) in Mersin bay (North-Eastern Mediterranean) Turkey

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