First record of the spiny blaasop Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908) (Tetraodontidae) from the Turkish coasts

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Turan C., Yaglioglu D.

Mediterranean Marine Science, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.247-252, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12681/mms.63
  • Dergi Adı: Mediterranean Marine Science
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.247-252
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Eastern Mediterranean, Spiny blaasop, Turkey, Tylerius spinosissimus
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The non-indigenous tetraodontid of Indo-Pacific origin Tylerius spinosissimus is recorded for the first time in Turkish waters and for the third time in the Mediterranean Sea. This record increases to 53 the number of Indo-Pacific alien fish species present along the coasts of Turkey.