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

Yıl 2013, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 138 - 142, 01.04.2013

Okan Akyol

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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.

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

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