Present work reports the maximum size record of Pterois miles for Turkish Seas with some additional biological information. The greatest individual of P. miles was caught off Çökertme Bight, Bodrum (Southern Aegean Sea) at 10 m depth with a spear gun on 15 July 2021. Captured individual of devil firefish was 34.0 cm in total length and 707.55 g in total weight. Specimen was male with a gonad weight of 13.6 g and it was determined to be 6 years old. A prey fish Chromis chromis were detected in the stomach in definable visible condition. Total length and weight of the mentioned individual are the greatest for the Turkish Seas among the reported studies up to date.
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