The Occurrence of the Cadenat's Rockfish, Scorpaena Loppei (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), in the Eastern Aegean Sea

Articles > Article · 2010

Authors: Halit Filiz, Sercan Yapici, Salim Can AKÇINAR, Efe Uluturk, H. Zeynep Dardere, Mustafa Erdem

Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2010, vol 40, pp 75-78

DOI: 10.3750/aip2010.40.1.11

Summary

One specimen of the Cadenat’s rockfish,Scorpaena loppeiCadenat, 1943 (Scorpeanidae), was caught off Marmaris (eastern Aegean Sea, Turkey) on 27 December 2008 by bottom trawl net. The specimen was 56.15 mm total length. S. loppei is evidently rare in the Aegean Sea than it is in the western Mediterranean.

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