the summer and rear their young in the Propontis (Sea of Marmara) and winter in the Aegean" (Historia Animalium, translated by Cresswell, 1878).Given the historical and geographical importance of the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, many ancient naturalists dealt specifically with the fishery activities in Abstract: The current status of marine fishes distributed along the Turkish coasts is reviewed and an updated checklist including 512 species is presented. In this study, 5 species are recorded for the first time from Turkey (

In summer 1997, the stomach contents of 235 red pandora collected by bottom trawl from Hisarönü Bay in the southern Aegean coast of Turkey, were analysed. It was observed that red pandora is predominantly a diurnal feeder. More intensive feeding started in the afternoon, reaching its maximum value in the evening and continued until dusk. The minimum feeding intensity occurred during the night. The diet was found to consist primarily of polychaetes, especially Glyceridae, and crustaceans, mainly Natantia. No significant diel variation was observed in the diet composition of red pandora.

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In this study, ichthyoplankton samples collected during the July 1998 cruise of the R/V K. Piri Reis in the Northern Cyprus marine areas were evaluated. Samples were collected at 40 stations at 300-1200 m depth and yielded 73 eggs and 160 larvae in total belonging to 24 fish families including Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Chloropthalmidae, Paralepididae, Synodontidae, Myctophidae, Holocentridae, Triglidae, Carangidae, Sparidae, Mullidae, Labridae, Gobiidae, Trichiuridae and Soleidae. Among the deep marine species, Myctophiformes and Stomiiformes were the most important orders ranking first (29%) and second (12%), respectively. Anchovy eggs ranked first in the catch (49%; but with 28% dead), and Engraulidae 22%. Clupeidae also were abundant (11%), and Lessepsian (Etrumeus teres) and (Sargocentrum rubrum) larvae were reported from these waters for the first time. The important result of the present study is that pelagic fish sources in the area are dominant compared to the demersal fish species known previously.Keywords: Ichthyoplankton, fish, eggs and larvae, Northern Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean. Kuzey Kıbrıs Denizel Alanında Yaz Dönemi İhtiyoplankton Dağılımı ÖzetBu çalışmada,Kuzey Kıbrıs denizel alanında Temmuz 1998 boyunca R/V K. Piri Reis gemisiyle 300-1200 m derinliklerde toplanmış örnekler değerlendirilmiştir. Toplam 24 balık familyasına ait 73 yumurta ve 160 larva tanımlanmıştır.Bu familyalar Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Chloropthalmidae, Paralepididae, Synodontidae, Myctophidae, Holocentridae, Triglidae, Carangidae, Sparidae, Mullidae, Labridae, Gobiidae, Trichiuridae ve Soleidae'ye aittir. Derin deniz türleri arasında Myctophiformes (%29) ve Stomiiformes (%12) sırasıyla birinci ve ikinci sırada gelen en önemli grupları oluşturmuştur. Engraulidae larvaları tüm larval dağılım içerisinde %22'lik payla ikinci sıradadır. Hamsi yumurtaları %49'luk payla dağılımda birinci sırada olmakla beraber %28'i ölüdür. Clupeid türleri önemli yoğunluktadır (%11). Lesepsiyen Etrumeus teres, Sargocentrum rubrum larvaları bu sulardan ilk kez rapor edilmiştir. Pelajik balık kaynaklarının daha önceden bilinen demersal balıklara oranla alanda dominant oluşu bu çalışmanın önemli bir sonucudur.Anahtar Kelimeler: Ihtiyoplankton, balık, yumurta ve larva, Kuzey Kıbrıs, Doğu Akdeniz.

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