- Mevlüt Gürlek
Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetic Laboratory, Department of Marine Sciences, Marine Science and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun Technical University, TR 31220, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey.
- Deniz Ergüden
Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetic Laboratory, Department of Marine Sciences, Marine Science and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun Technical University, TR 31220, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey.
- Cemal Turan
Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetic Laboratory, Department of Marine Sciences, Marine Science and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun Technical University, TR 31220, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey.
Volume 2 - No: 1
First Record of Elongate Bulleye Priacanthus prolixus in the Mediterranean Sea
DOI: 10.28978/nesciences.292356
Keywords: First record, the elongate bulleye, Priacanthus prolixus, the Mediterranean Sea
Abstract
Elongate bulleye, Priacanthus prolixus was first time recorded from the Mediterranean Sea. One specimen of P. prolixus was caught by a commercial trawler at a depth of 70 m in 7 November 2016 from İskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey. The occurrence of this species in the Mediterranean Sea is most probably due to migration from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.