Open AccessFirst record of an invasive Lessepsian migrant, Lagocephalus sceleratus (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), in the Sea of Marmara
Author(s) -
Erhan Irmak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta ichthyologica et piscatoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1734-1515
pISSN - 0137-1592
DOI - 10.3750/aip2015.45.4.14
Subject(s) - fishery , actinopterygii , biology , toadfish , zoology , fish <actinopterygii>
One specimen of the silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789), was obtained for first time from the Sea of Marmara, off Gelibolu, by trammel net in October 2008. The morphological features of this species were examined. The presently reported finding also represents the second documented occurrence of a puffer fish in the Sea of Marmara.
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