Occurrence and Biological Observations on Angel shark Squatina squatina (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae) from the Turkish Waters (Eastern Mediterranean)
Articles > Article · 2015
Authors: Okan AKYOL, Vahdet ÜNAL, Christian CAPAPE
TURKISH JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2015, vol 15, pp 923-927
DOI: 10.4194/1303-2712-v15_4_16
Summary
A new record of angel shark Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758) in Turkish waters is reported in this note. A review of previous catch records of S. squatina from Turkish waters show that the species is relatively rare in the area. However, the observed specimen was a pregnant female suggesting that Gokova Bay could be a spawning area for S. squatina in the Turkish coast.