RANGE EXPANSION OF PRIACANTHUS HAMRUR (FABRICIUS, 1775) IN THE NORTHEASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (MERSIN BAY, TURKEY) ESPANSIONE DELL’AREALE DI PRIACANTHUS HAMRUR (FABRICIUS, 1775) NEL MEDITERRANEO NORD-ORIENTALE (BAIA DI MERSIN, TURCHIA)
Annales, Series Historia Naturalis, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.107-110, 2024 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.19233/ashn.2024.14
- Dergi Adı: Annales, Series Historia Naturalis
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-110
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Eastern Mediterranean, Moontail bullseye, Occurence, Pricanthidae, Taşucu coast
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A single male specimen of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius, 1775) was caught by hook and line at a depth of 35 m in Mersin Bay (Taşucu, Turkey) in February 2024. This is the second record from Turkish waters and the first from Mersin Bay (northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey). The finding of a male specimen may suggest successful adaptation and potential establishment of a population in the near future. Also, available records may indicate that the species has migrated westward in the Mediterranean waters of Turkey.