A New Grey Mullet Species " Mugil so-iuy Basilewsky" (Teleostei: Mugilidae)From the Aegean Coast of Turkey

Authors

Murat KAYA
Savaş MATER
Ali Yıldırım KORKUT

DOI

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Abstract

Mugil so-iuyis a freshwater fish living in Amu Darya River Basin, Far East Asia. It was first introduced to the area around the Sea of Azov for fish farming but, then migrated to the Black Sea, and from there to the Sea of Marmara. The present study is the first report from the Aegean Sea. Morphometrical and meristic characteristics of the two specimens caught are described.

Keywords

Mugil so-iuy, Russian grey mullet, Far East Pelingas.

First Page

303

Last Page

306

Recommended Citation

KAYA, Murat; MATER, Savaş; and KORKUT, Ali Yıldırım (1998) "A New Grey Mullet Species " Mugil so-iuy Basilewsky" (Teleostei: Mugilidae)From the Aegean Coast of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 22: No. 4, Article 6. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol22/iss4/6