Northernmost Record of Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) (Osteichthyes: Mullidae) in the Turkish Coasts of the Aegean Sea
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: İlker AYDIN, Okan AKYOL
Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2016, vol 16, pp 749-752
DOI: 10.4194/1303-2712-v16_3_30
Summary
Two specimens of Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) were caught in İzmir and Çandarlı Bays, Aegean Sea of Turkey by bottom trawlers at depths of about 80-85 m, respectively.These fish are the first records from both areas, and this ichthyologic note constitutes also the northernmost extension range of the species in the Aegean Sea.