First Record of Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri Cuvier, 1832 in Turkish Marine Waters

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Gökoğlu M., Turan C., Yılmaz M., Yıldız A.

Tethys Environmental Science, cilt.1, sa.2, ss.44-49, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5281/zenodo.12739528
  • Dergi Adı: Tethys Environmental Science
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Directory of Open Access Journals, Index Copernicus, Root Indexing
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44-49
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri in the present study was reported for the first time from Turkish marine waters. A. solandri was captured at 40-50 m depth from Üçadalar area in the Antalya Bay on 25 June 2024, and Samandağ coast in 2024 from the İskenderun Bay by Amateur fishermen in the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Türkiye. A. solandri is an important recreational fish with high economic value. A. solandri was previously reported from two locations in the Mediterranean Sea, and with this report it has reached three in the Mediterranean Sea.