Occurrence of the thresher Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) from the Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey

Ergüden D., Gürlek M., Turan C.

Biharean Biologist, vol.9, no.1, pp.76-77, 2015 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: Biharean Biologist
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.76-77
  • Keywords: Alopias vulpinus, Alopidae, Iskenderun bay, Northeastern mediterranean, Turkey
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A single male thresher, Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788), measuring 392 cm length and about weighing 180 kg was accidentally captured by purse seine in Iskenderun Bay (Cevlik coast) on 29 April 2014 at a depth of 33 m. To date A. vulpinus is not reported from the Iskenderun Bay (NE Mediterranean, Turkey). The present paper reports the first occurrence of A. vulpinus from the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.