The Checklist of Marine Fish Species Deposited in the, Systematic Museum, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University between 2017-2018

Authors : Nuray ÇİFTÇİ, Deniz AYAS, Mısra BAKAN

Pages : 65-71

Doi:/medfar.v2i49146.528590

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Publication Date : 2019-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Eleven trawling operations were carried out in Mersin Bay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Northeastern Mediterranean Sea); between September 2017 and November 2018 as part of the museum of the Systematic. In this study, 102 fish species belonging to 66 families of 20 orders were sampled. They were listed on the museum catalogue insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MEUFC-17-11-001-MEUFC-18-11-102);. These species were preserved in 4% formalin and was deposited in the Museum of the Systematic, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University. The majority of species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(~%54); belong to the order of the Perciformes. The other orders: Tetradontiformes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(~%7); > Scorpaeniformes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(~%5); > Mugiliformes = Pleuronectiformes = Carcharhiniformes = Myliobatiformes = Syngnathiformes = Anguilliformes = Squaliformes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(~%3); > Clupeiformes = Rajiformes = Beloniformes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(~%2); > Torpediniformes = Hexanchiformes = Rhinopristiformes = Squatiniformes = Zeiformes = Beryciformes = Aulopiformes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(~%1);. While 61% of the species are Atlanto-Mediterranean, 28 % of the species are Indo-Pacific. Few species were circumglobal insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9%); and tropical originated species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2%);. 
Keywords : Museum Catalogue, Fish Species, Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey