A Study on the Pelagic and Demersal Fishes of İskenderun Bay

Authors : Nuri BAŞUSTA

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted in İskenderun Bay, Mediterranean Sea, between December 1994 and November 1996. Systematic 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.
Keywords : Fishes of İskenderun Bay, Lessepsian migrant fish