First record of Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810 (Tetragonuridae) from the Eastern Mediterranean

Authors

  • Deniz AYAS Fishing and Seafood Processing Technology Department, Fisheries Faculty, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
  • Deniz ERGÜDEN Marine Sciences Department, Marine Sciences and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun Technical University, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
  • Nuray ÇİFTÇİ Fishing and Seafood Processing Technology Department, Fisheries Faculty, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

Keywords:

New Record, Smalleye squaretail, Levantine Basin, Turkey

Abstract

A single specimen of the smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810, (39.2 cm in total length) was caught with a commercial trammel net at a depth of 550 m in January 2022 from Mersin Bay (NE Mediterranean, Turkey). This is the first record of T. cuvieri in the Northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Morphological measurements of the specimen were made and recorded with the catalog number (MEUFC-22-11-134) in the Museum of Marine Life, Mersin University.

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Published

2022-09-03

Issue

Vol. 23 (2022)

Section

Articles