An updated checklist of the marine fishes of Turkey

Authors : Murat BİLECENOĞLU, Murat KAYA, Bülent CİHANGİR, Erdoğan ÇİÇEK

Pages : 901-929

Doi:10.3906/zoo-1405-60

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The current status of marine fishes distributed along the Turkish coasts is reviewed and an updated checklist including 512 species is presented. In this study, 5 species are recorded for the first time from Turkey insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Lepidion lepidion insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Risso, 1810);; Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882; Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810; Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927; and Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928);, while 7 species are new to the Turkish Aegean Sea coast insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840; Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810; Apletodon dentatus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Facciolà, 1887);; Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997; Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837; Cynoglossus sinusarabici insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chabanaud, 1931);; Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983); and 3 species are newly reported from the Levantine coast insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Dysomma brevirostre insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Facciolà, 1887);; Apletodon dentatus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Facciolà, 1887);; Zebrus zebrus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Risso, 1827););.
Keywords : Marine fish diversity, Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Levantine Sea