Additional Record of Sphoeroides pachygaster (Tetraodontidae) in the Aegean Sea (Fethiye, Turkey)

Abstract

Sphoeroides pachygaster has been well-known in the Mediterranean since the first recorded from Balearic Islands in 1979, and then, it has rapidly reached to eastern Levantine. It is widely distributed throughout the Mediterranean, especially in Italian waters, including Strait of Sicily. However, it is still rare in the Turkish seas. A single specimen of the blunthead puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster was caught by a commercial trammel netter off Göcek, Fethiye Bay at a depth of 125 m on 05 July 2020. This short note contributes to the ichthyofaunal richness of the Turkish Aegean Sea with an additional record of S. pachygaster.

Keywords

• Blunthead puffer,
• measurement,
• additional record,
• Mediterranean

Ege Denizi'nde (Fethiye, Türkiye) Sphoeroides pachygaster (Tetraodontidae)’in İlave Kaydı

Abstract

Sphoeroides pachygaster, 1979’da Balear Adaları'ndan ilk kayıttan bu yana Akdeniz'de iyi bilinmektedir ve daha sonra hızla Doğu Levantin’e ulaşmıştır. Akdeniz boyunca, özellikle Sicilya Boğazı da dahil olmak üzere İtalyan sularında yaygın olarak dağılmıştır. Ancak, Türk denizlerinde hala nadirdir. Balon balığı Sphoeroides pachygaster’in bir örneği, 05 Temmuz 2020'de Göcek, Fethiye Körfezi'nde 125 m derinlikten ticari bir uzatma ağı teknesi tarafından yakalandı. Bu kısa not, ilave bir S. pachygaster kaydıyla Ege Denizi'nin ihtiyofaunal zenginliğine katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Balon Balığı
• Ölçüm
• İlave Kayıt
• Akdeniz

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