New record of the slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus (Richardson, 1848), from the North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Büyükeceli Coast)

Authors : Deniz AYAS, Gülsemin ŞEN AĞILKAYA

Pages : 87-91

Doi:/medfar.v1i37150.409632

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Publication Date : 2018-05-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :A male specimen of the slender snipe eel,  Nemichthys scolopaceus  insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Richardson, 1848);, was caught by a trawl in the North-Eastern Mediterranean insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Büyükeceli coast); on 04 February 2018. The present paper reported the first record of  N. scolopaceus  from the Büyükeceli coast and fifth record from the Turkish coastal waters. Besides, it was reported that for the first time an adult male individual of this species was caught from a shallow water insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(100 m);. Previous records of the species have been recorded from the Marmaris coast, Kuşadası Bay, Antalya Bay, and Mersin Bay in Turkey. 
Keywords : Slender snipe eel, Nemichthys scolopaceus, North Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Büyükeceli Coast

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