- Hatice Torcu
University of Balikesir, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Campus of Çağış, 10145 Balıkesir, Turkey
- Zeliha Erdoğan
University of Balikesir, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Campus of Çağış, 10145 Balıkesir, Turkey
- Selin Can
University of Balikesir, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Campus of Çağış, 10145 Balıkesir, Turkey
Volume 4 - SUPPLEMENT I of SYMPOSIUM ARTICLES
The New Maximum Length of the Invasive Lessepsian Fish, Bluespotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii (Syngnathiformes:Fistulariidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Keywords: Fistularia commersonii, maximum length, Iskenderun Bay
Abstract
Fourty-two fishes of the Fistularia commersonii species were caught with trawl hauls in İskenderun Bay on 21st December, 2017. One of the fish caught during the investigation was a female with 116.5 cm long in total length, 1291.88 g. in total weight. These measurements make F. commersonii the largest fish to have been collected in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, so far.