New maximum length of Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758) (Osteichthyes: Triglidae) in the Southern Aegean Sea, Turkey

Abstract

Abstract A specimen of the Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna, with 735 mm TL, was caught on 2 January 2013 by an angler on a boat in Sığacık Bay, Southern Aegean Sea. The given size is the second maximum length record of C. lucerna, however, it is a first confirmed record for the Turkish seas.

Keywords

• Key words: Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna, maximum length, Sığacık Bay, Aegean Sea

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Abstract

735 mm total boyuyla bir kırlangıç (Chelidonichthys lucerna) bireyi 2 Ocak 2013 tarihinde Sığacık Körfezi’nde (Güney Ege Denizi) teknede bir oltacı tarafından yakalanmıştır. Bu verilen boy C. lucerna’nın ikinci en büyük boy kaydı olmakla beraber, bu, Türkiye denizleri için ilk doğrulanmış kayıttır

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