Westward extension of the Indo-Pacific cardinal fish Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790) along the Turkish coast

GÖKOĞLU M., ÖZVAROL Y., BALCI B. A.

BIOINVASIONS RECORDS, vol.1, no.3, pp.225-227, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 1 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3391/bir.2012.1.3.09
  • Journal Name: BIOINVASIONS RECORDS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.225-227
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

On December 1st 2011, five specimens of the broadbanded cardinalfish Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790) were captured from the Gulf of Antalya. This observation documents the westward expansion of this alien species along the Turkish coasts.