First record red lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1785) in the Mediterranean Sea

Abstract

A single male specimen of red lionfish Pterois volitans was recorded for the first time in 13 May 2016 from the Iskenderun Bay, North-eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. The present paper also reports the first record of the red lionfish P. volitans along the Mediterranean Sea. 

Keywords

• Red lionfish,Pterois volitans,Mediterranean Sea,Turkey

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