Range extension of Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) in the northeastern Mediterranean, İskenderun Bay, Turkey

Authors: VOLKAN BARIŞ KİYAĞA, SİNAN MAVRUK, CANER ENVER ÖZYURT, ERHAN AKAMCA, ÇAĞIL COŞKUN

Abstract: This paper reports the range extension of Kyphosus vaigiensis in the northeastern (NE) Mediterranean. On 18 November, 2018, a single specimen of K. vaigiensis was caught in İskenderun Bay (36°45.6' N, 35°40.8' E) by a recreational fisherman and reported through a social media application. The specimen was identified using morphological and molecular methods. Its occurrence and distribution in the NE Mediterranean were investigated based on interviews with fishers

Keywords: Brassy chub, fishers? ecological knowledge, Levant Basin, first record, DNA barcoding

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