REOCCURRENCE OF A COMMERCIAL EURYHALINE FISH SPECIES, Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810 (Atherinidae) IN BÜYÜKÇEKMECE RESERVOIR (ISTANBUL, TURKEY)
Abstract
The big-scale sand smelt, Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810 was recorded for the first time from Büyükçekmece Reservoir (İstanbul, Turkey) in 1982. However, recent studies on the fish fauna of Büyükçekmece Reservoir indicated that A. boyeri did not exist in the reservoir. In the present study, which was originally planned for determining biological features of perch, Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 in the reservoir, existence of A. boyeri was determined in the stomach contents of two P. fluviatilis individuals captured in October and November 2009. Possible reasons for reappearance of the species are discussed.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Hydrobiology
Journal Section
Short Communication
Authors
Gülşah Saç
Istanbul University, Natural and Applied Sciences Institute, Vezneciler
Türkiye
Özcan Gaygusuz
Istanbul University, Faculty of Fisheries
Türkiye
Ali Serhan Tarkan
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Fisheries
Türkiye
Publication Date
August 26, 2015
Submission Date
November 19, 2014
Acceptance Date
April 24, 2015
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 1 Number: 4