First confirmed record ofLagocephalus sceleratus(Gmelin, 1789) in the Mediterranean Sea
Articles > Article · 2005
Authors: Okan AKYOL, Vahdet ÜNAL, Tevfik CEYHAN, MURAT BILECENOGLU
Journal of Fish Biology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2005, vol 66, pp 1183-1186
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00667.x
Summary
One specimen of the Indo‐Pacific silverstripe blaasopLagocephalus sceleratus(Gmelin, 1789)(Tetraodontidae) is recorded from the Aegean coast of Turkey and is confirmed for the Mediterranean. Dispersal of the species to the Mediterranean is due to migration from the Red Seaviathe Suez Canal.