Distribution and First Report of Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) From North of Cyprus and Gulf of Antalya, Turkey
Abstract
On 26 July 2017, 7 specimens of Parupeneus forsskali were caught at a depth 18 m in North Cyprus and a single specimen was caught at a depth 11 m, by trammel net, around pipeline charge system of marine aquarium in the gulf of Antalya, Turkey. Reports from different locations are pointed that the population of P. forsskali may be established in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.In recent years, as a result of the effect of global warming on the Mediterranean Sea, the temperature of the water increased. Introduction of new fish species is continuously change the composition of the fish fauna of the Mediterranean Sea (Turan and Ergüden, 2013). Up to recent years, there were known only 5 Mullidea family members (Upeneus pori (Por's goatfish) Ben-Tuvia and Golani, 1989, Upeneus moluccensis (Goldband goatfish) Bleeker, 1855, Mullus barbatus barbatus (Red mullet) Linnaeus, 1758, Mullus surmuletus (Surmullet) Linnaeus, 1758, Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829) in the Mediterranean Sea (Bariche et al., 2013). By introducing Parupeneus forsskali (red Sea goatfish) Fourmanoir and Guézé, 1976 this number was increased to five.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Hydrobiology
Journal Section
Other
Publication Date
June 1, 2018
Submission Date
July 28, 2017
Acceptance Date
August 22, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 14 Number: 2
Cited By
Seasonal Changes in the Feeding Ecology and Growth Patterns of the Lessepsian Red Sea Goatfish (Parupeneus forsskali) in the Gulf of Antalya, Eastern Mediterranean
Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences
https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1686013