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Türkiye Denizleri için aslan balığı Pterois miles’nın ilk kaydı Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz bölgesi olan İskenderun Körfezinden 13 Nisan 2014’te yakalanarak bu çalışmada bildirilmiştir. Aslan balığı Türkiye denizlerinde Scorpaenidae familyasından olan ve Akdeniz’e endemik olmayan ilk türdür

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First record of the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) (Osteichthyes: Scorpaenidae) for the Turkish marine waters

Abstract

Abstract A first record of the lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) is reported for the Turkish marine waters, observed in Iskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean on 13 April 2014. The lionfish is the first non-native marine fishes, established in the family Scorpaenidae for the Turkish marine waters.

Keywords

• Key words: Lessepsian species, lionfish, Pterois miles, first record, Turkish marine waters

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