The first occurrence of male specimen of Nemichthys scolopaceus (Richardson, 1848) from Eastern Mediterranean

Authors : Yusuf Kenan BAYHAN, Deniz ERGÜDEN, Deniz AYAS

Pages : 137-143

View : 22 | Download : 15

Publication Date : 2020-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A single male specimen of Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 was caught by a commercial deep trawler from Erdemli coast, Mersin Bay at a depth of about 595 m on 08 July 2019. After the capture, the fresh male specimen was identified, photographed, and measured. Morphometric and meristic characters of the specimen are given in the text. This paper first confirms the occurrence of a male specimen for N. scolopaceus from the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
Keywords : Nemichthyidae, Slender snipe eel, Record, Mature male, Mediterranean Sea