First Record of Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) from Turkish Marine Waters

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Natural and Engineering Sciences
Volume:4 Issue:3
First Record of Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) from Turkish Marine Waters

First Record of Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) from Turkish Marine Waters

Authors : Mevlut GURLEK, Deniz ERGUDEN, Burcu ATAY, Cemal TURAN

Pages : 231-236

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.646202

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Publication Date : 2019-10-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :A single specimen of Pomacanthus imperator insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(312 mm in total length and 1020 g in weight); was caught by a spear at a depth of 10 m on 28 April 2019 from Iskenderun Bay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Konacık, Arsuz coast);, Turkey. All measurements, counts, morphological description and colors of P. imperator specimen caught agree with the previous descriptions for this species. In this paper, the occurence of P. imperator is reported for the first time from Iskenderun Bay in Turkish Marine waters. This species is probably a Red Sea immigrant entered into the Mediterranean Sea through Suez Canal.
Keywords : Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, Eastern Mediterranean, Lessepsian migration

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