Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 46(1): 53-55, doi: 10.3750/AIP2016.46.1.08
First record of a Lessepsian migrant, Pomadasys stridens (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Haemulidae), from the Aegean Sea, Turkey
O. Akyol, V. ÜnalCorresponding author: O. Akyol © O. Akyol, V. Ünal. 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:
Akyol O, Ünal V (2016) First record of a Lessepsian migrant, Pomadasys stridens (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Haemulidae), from the Aegean Sea, Turkey. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 46(1): 53-55. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2016.46.1.08 |  |
Abstract
A new record of a Lessepsian migrant, the striped piggy, Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775), in Turkish waters is reported herewith. The specimen was captured off the Akyaka coast in Gökova Bay, SE Aegean Sea and measured 130 mm in total length. Other measurements and counts are also provided, as well as the list of other Mediterranean records. This finding constitutes the fist record of this fish from the Aegean Sea and the third record from Turkish marine waters. It is also the northernmost report of this species in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Keywords
new record, extension range, measurement, Mediterranean