Turkish Journal of Zoology
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 İskenderun Bay (36°45.6' N, 35°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
DOI
10.3906/zoo-1901-1
Keywords
Brassy chub, fishers? ecological knowledge, Levant Basin, first record, DNA barcoding
First Page
644
Last Page
649
Recommended Citation
KİYAĞA, V. B, MAVRUK, S, ÖZYURT, C. E, AKAMCA, E, & COŞKUN, Ç (2019). Range extension of Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) in the northeastern Mediterranean, İskenderun Bay, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43 (6): 644-649. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1901-1
