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

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 3, 27 - 32, 19.09.2016

Mevlüt Gürlek Deniz Ergüden Ali Uyan Servet Ahmet Doğdu , Deniz Yağlıoğlu Bayram Öztürk Cemal Turan

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.286308

Cited By: 21

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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. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Red lionfish, Pterois volitans, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

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