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

Volkan Barış KİYAĞA; Sinan MAVRUK; Caner Enver ÖZYURT; Erhan AKAMCA; Çağıl COŞKUN

Makale detayları

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

Yazarlar:

Volkan Barış KİYAĞA | Sinan MAVRUK | Caner Enver ÖZYURT | Erhan AKAMCA | Çağıl COŞKUN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Zooloji bilimleri/Hayvanlar

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2019 Vol.43 Issue 6, pp.644-649

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773199

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

Özet:

 

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.Sea chubs (Kyphosidae, Kyphosus) currently consist of 12 species (Knudsen and Clements, 2013, 2016, 2019) occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans (Sakai and Nakabo, 1995, 2014; Knudsen and Clements, 2013). They generally inhabit shallow waters of less than 10 m deep in various habitats like reefs, seagrass meadows, and sandy bottoms (Nelson, 2006). Moreover, juveniles are commonly found in nearby floating algae or below flotsam (Knudsen and Clements, 2013). Sea chubs are strictly herbivorous, mainly feeding on macroalgae (Knudsen and Clements, 2013). Although they are considered popular game fish, they have low economic importance because of their characteristic bad odor and taste (Bae et al., 2008).

Makale detayları

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

Yazarlar: Volkan Barış KİYAĞA | Sinan MAVRUK | Caner Enver ÖZYURT | Erhan AKAMCA | Çağıl COŞKUN

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Zooloji bilimleri/Hayvanlar

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Zoology 2019 Vol.43 Issue 6, pp.644-649

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000773199

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6114

pISSN: 1300-0179

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Volkan Barış KİYAĞA | Sinan MAVRUK | Caner Enver ÖZYURT | Erhan AKAMCA | Çağıl COŞKUN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Zooloji bilimleri/Hayvanlar

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2019 Vol.43 Issue 6, pp.644-649

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773199

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179