Occurrence of fangtooth moray Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1839) (Muraenidae) in Iskenderun Bay, Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey

Erguden D., Gurlek M., Uygur N., Turan C.

Biharean Biologist, vol.7, no.2, pp.108-110, 2013 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: Biharean Biologist
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.108-110
  • Keywords: Eastern Mediterranean, Enchelycore anatina, Iskenderun Bay, New locality, Turkey.
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Abstract. During scuba diving, one specimen of the fangtooth moray Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1839) was seen and photographed in the area of the eastern Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey on 21 July 2011. This record is the new locality for the fangtooth moray E. anatina from the Iskenderun Bay (Eastern Mediterranean). ©Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2013.