A study on the pelagic and demersal fishes of iskenderun Bay I̊skenderun Körfezi Baliklari Üzerine Bir Araştirma

Başusta N., Erdem Ü.

Turkish Journal of Zoology, vol.24, no.TURKISH SUPPL, pp.1-19, 2000 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: TURKISH SUPPL
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-19
  • Keywords: Fishes of Iskenderun Bay, Lessepsian migrant fish
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study was conducted in iskenderun Bay, Mediterranean Sea, between December 1994 and November 1996. Systematics of the fish species inhabiting the bay were examined. Out of 145 species of 111 genera of 67 families there were 19 species belonging to the Chondrictyes and 126 species belonging to the Osteictyes. Of all these species, 22 were Lessepsian migrant fish species.