Checklist of the marine fishes of Turkey

Abstract

A checklist of the marine fish fauna of Turkey is presented for the first time. Examination of the previous studies revealed the presence of 448 species in 133 families. A total of 45 species, that has a doubtful presence at Turkish seas, was briefly discussed. The ichthyofaunal similarities of seas surrounding Turkey were compared, and the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara were found to be 55.6% similar, whereas, the proportion computed for the Aegean and the Mediterranean Sea was 83.2%.

Recent Occurrences of Opah, <I>Lampris Guttatus</I> (Actinopterygii, Lampriformes, Lampridae), in the Western Mediterranean Sea

“…This species has also been found in Greece (Ondrias 1971), but the first documented record is from 2002 (Sinis 2004). In the Eastern Mediterranean, L. guttatus is absent from Israel (Golani 2005), but mentioned in Turkey (Bilecenoglu et al 2002). However, these authors do not report direct observation along the Turkish coast, but they cite Palmer (1986) who considers that the eastward distribution of this species reaches as far as the Marmara Sea.…”

An updated checklist of the marine fishes of Turkey

“…Among the entire faunal assemblages, fishes are one of the most intensely studied groups, with nearly 650 species recorded throughout the basin (Quignard and Tomasini, 2000;Coll et al, 2010). Recent extensive faunal assessments have revealed a lower number of fish species distributed along the Turkish coasts (see Bilecenoğlu et al, 2002a;Fricke et al, 2007) that seems to be more related to the scarcity of taxonomical studies, rather than the oligotrophic nature of the eastern Mediterranean basin.…”

Saros Körfezi (Kuzey Ege Denizi, Türkiye)’nden Avlanan Benekli Pisi Balığının (Lepidorhombus boscii Risso, 1810) Bazı Üreme Özellikleri

“…Genellikle çamurlu ve yumuşak dip yapısına sahip 7 ile 800 m derinlikler arasında yaşamını sürdürmekte (Nielsen 1986) ve 20 cm'ye ulaştığı zaman ticari değer kazanmaktadır (Vassilopoulou 2000). Dünya denizlerinde Kuzeydoğu Atlantik, Güney İngiliz Adaları, Cape Bojodor ve Batı Sahara bölgelerinde (Bauchot 1987), Türkiye'de ise Marmara, Ege ve Akdeniz kıyılarında dağılım göstermektedir (Bilecenoğlu et al 2002).…”