NORTHWARDS RANGE EXPANSION OF Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758) IN THE TURKISH AEGEAN SEA

Abstract

The northward establishment of Sparisoma cretense in the Turkish waters of Aegean Sea is documented. Three samples of this thermophilic species were collected on 19 March 2014 along the eastern coasts, at the limits between the Central and Northern part of the basin. Meridionalization and tropicalization in the Aegean Sea are briefly discussed.

Keywords

• Sparisoma cretense,Meridionalization,Tropicalization,Global warming,Ther-mophilic species,Aegean Sea

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