- Mehmet Gökoğlu
Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University. 07058 Antalya TURKEY
- Serkan Teker
Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University. 07058 Antalya TURKEY
- David Julian
Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University. 07058 Antalya TURKEY
Volume 2 - No: 2
Westward Extension of the Lionfish Pterois volitans Linnaeus, 1758 along the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey
DOI: 10.28978/nesciences.329313
Keywords: Lionfish, Pterois volitans, Westward Extension, Turkey
Abstract
One red lionfish (Pterois volitans) was caught in the Gulf of Antalya on October 15th 2016. The present study, seconf record of P. volitans was reported in the coast of the Antalya Bay, Turkey. Our study shows that P. volitans westward extension along to Turkey Mediterranean coasts.