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)

Ayas D., ALAGÖZ ERGÜDEN S., Erguden D.

Annales, Series Historia Naturalis, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.107-110, 2024 (Scopus) identifier

  • 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.