First record of the Indo-Pacific striped eel catfish, Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787) from Turkish marine waters

Authors : Servet Ahmet Doğdu, Ali Uyan, Necdet Uygur, Mevlüt Gürlek, Deniz Ergüden, Cemal Turan

Pages : 25-32

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.286245

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Publication Date : 2016-05-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Three specimens of striped eel catfish, Plotosus lineatus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Thunberg, 1787); were caught by a spear gun at depths of 20 m on 4 April 2016 from Iskenderun Bay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Çevlik harbour);, Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. With the present study, P. lineatus is the first time reported from Turkish marine waters, in the Iskenderun Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean and also this is the first Plotosid species recorded from Turkish Seas. 
Keywords : Striped eel cat fish, Plotosus lineatus, Lessepsian migration, Turkish marine waters