New Exotic Pufferfish Species; Oceanic Pufferfish Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Gulf of Antalya

Abstract

Up to now, six species of the Tetradontidae family have been reported in the Gulf of Antalya. These species are Lagocephalus spadiceus, Lagocephalus suezensis, Lagocephalus sceleratus, Torquigener flavimaculosus, Sphoeroides pachygaster, Tylerius spinosissimus. Apart from these species, on 09.01.2018 a different kind of pufferfish was caught by a bottom long line at a depth of 160 m on the Gazipaşa coast of Gulf of Antalya and this fish was identified as oceanic puffer fish Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758). 

Keywords

• Oceanic pufferfish,Lagocephalus lagocephalus,Gulf of Antalya

Antalya Körfezi’nde Nadir Bir Balon Balığı Türü; Mavi Balon Balığı Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Öz

Antalya Körfezi’nde şimdiye kadar L. spadiceus, L. suezensis, L. sceleratus, Torquigener flavimaculosus, Sphoeroides pachygaster, Tylerius spinosissimus olmak üzere 6 tür balon balığı tespit edilmiştir. Gazipaşa’da 09.01.2018 tarihinde yapılan dip paraketası avcılığı sırasında farklı bir tür balon balığı türü daha yakalanmıştır. Yeni yakalanan bu balığın tür teşhisinde, Okyanus Balon Balığı olarak bilinen Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)  olduğu belirlenmiştir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Balon Balığı,Lagocephalus lagocephalus,Antalya Körfezi

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