Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 37(2): 91-94, doi: 10.3750/AIP2007.37.2.04
First record of Epigonus constanciae (Giglioli, 1880), (deepwater cardinalfish) (Osteichthyes: Epigonidae), from Aegean Sea, Turkey
O. Özaydın, S. Leblebici, E. Ulutürk, H. FilizCorresponding author: O. Özaydın © O. Özaydın, S. Leblebici, E. Ulutürk, H. Filiz. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Özaydın O, Leblebici S, Ulutürk E, Filiz H (2007) First record of Epigonus constanciae (Giglioli, 1880), (deepwater cardinalfish) (Osteichthyes: Epigonidae), from Aegean Sea, Turkey. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 37(2): 91-94. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2007.37.2.04 |  |
Abstract
Background. Five specimens of Epigonus constanciae (Giglioli, 1880) (deepwater cardinalfish) were captured first time during a bottom trawl survey in Sigacik Bay and off Karaburun, Aegean Sea. This is the first record of the species from the Aegean Sea. A short description certain of morphometric and meristic features of specimens are given.
Keywords
first record, Epigonus constanciae, deepwater cardinalfish, Aegean Sea