TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.6, ss.644-649, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
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.