Open AccessOCCURRENCE OF THE ATLANTIC POMFRET, Brama brama (BONNATERRE 1788) (PERCIFORMES: BRAMIDAE) IN THE AEGEAN SEA (SIĞACIK BAY, TURKEY)
Author(s) -
Ökan Akyol,
Ali Ulaş
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aquatic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2618-6365
DOI - 10.3153/ar19004
Subject(s) - perciformes , bay , oceanography , fishery , geology , geography , biology , fish <actinopterygii>
Two specimens of the Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama was caught by a driftnet off southern coast of Izmir, Sigacik Bay at a depth of 147 m on 20 June 2018. Moreover, one of the individuals had the maximum size with 710 mm TL and 5696 g throughout the Mediterranean. This short note presents a new official record of B. brama on the ichthyofaunal richness of the Turkish Aegean Sea.
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