Range extension of Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) in the northeastern Mediterranean, Iskenderun Bay, Turkey

Kiyaga V. B., MAVRUK S., ÖZYURT C. E., AKAMCA E., COŞKUN Ç.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol.43, no.6, pp.644-649, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/zoo-1901-1
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.644-649
  • Keywords: Brassy chub, fishers' ecological knowledge, Levant Basin, first record, DNA barcoding, FISH, RECORD
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper reports the range extension of Kyphosus vaigiensis in the northeastern (NE) Mediterranean. On 18 November, 2018, a single specimen of K. vaigiensis was caught in Iskenderun Bay (36 degrees 45.6' N, 35 degrees 40.8' E) by a recreational fisherman and reported through a social media application. The specimen was identified using morphological and molecular methods. Its occurrence and distribution in the NE Mediterranean were investigated based on interviews with fishers.