First record of Gonostoma denudatum, Rafinesque 1810 (Family: Gonostomatidae) from Mersin Bay (Northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey)
Abstract
One specimen of Gonostoma denudatum was caugh tby a commercial trawler (Boat length: 26.15 m and Engine Power: 400 Hp) at a depth of about 595m on 08 July 2019 from the Erdemli coast (Mersin Bay, Turkey). After the capture, the fresh specimen was identified, photographed, measured to the nearest millimetre, and weighed to the nearest gram. The present paper reports the first record of G. denudatum in the northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Although G. denudatum has been previously reported from the Mediterranean Sea, this species is extremely rare in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Thus, the present study is an indication of the occurrence of G. denudatum in the eastern Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey. Morphometric and meristic characters of the specimen are given in the text.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
November 1, 2019
Submission Date
July 24, 2019
Acceptance Date
September 27, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 5 Number: 1
