New record of elongate lanternfish Notocopelus elongatus Costa 1844 from the coastal waters of Aegean Sea Turkey with notes on species morphology and distribution
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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Alexei Orlov All-Union Research Institute Of Marine Fisheries And Oceanography, Rusya Federasyonu
Özcan Özen Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Sabri BİLGİN Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria
Dergi ISSN 0137-1592 Dergi Bilgileri (2009)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2009
Kabul Tarihi Yayınlanma Tarihi 01-12-2009
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 39 / 2 / 139–145 DOI 10.3750/AIP2009.39.2.09
Makale Linki https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26109/download/pdf/
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Özet
Background Marine ichthyofauna of the Mediterranean Sea is represented by 712 species, 117 of which are deepwater fishes. During the last decade, this ichthyofauna has been considerably enriched, either by Suez Canal or Strait of Gibraltar migrations or simply by mariculture escapees. This study is intended to discussed morphology of one of such non-indigenous fish species and its distribution. Materials and methods Three specimens of elongate lanternfish, Notoscopelus elongatus (Costa, 1844), were captured during a commercial lift net operation in Ece Limani, Aegean Sea, Turkey. The fish were described and illustrated, following commonly accepted procedures. Results This is the first documented new record of the species from Aegean Sea, Turkey. The described meristic and morphometric features of elongate lanternfish, Notoscopelus elongatus, are consistent with the data provided by descriptors of its previous findings (with minor exceptions). The most interesting morphological feature of the presently described material is the presence in the smaller specimen (TL 103 mm) of 4 precaudal photophores (Prc) on the left body side (in contrast to 3 usual ones). Conclusion This work will undoubtedly enhance our knowledge on newly introduced species on lanterfishes in the Mediterranean and in Aegean Sea in particular.
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Aegean sea | Elongate lanternfish | Notoscopelus elongatus | Turkey