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First documented smoothback angelshark Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840 from the North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey
(Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 2019)
One female specimen of the Smoothback Angelshark Squatina oculata was captured by a commercial trawler at a depth of 65 m on 4 November 2017 from Aydincik coast (North-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey). Squatina oculata ...
Presence of Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey
(Springer, 2020)
Two specimens of slender sunfish R. laevis were recorded from two locations in İskenderun Bay at depths between 0 and 24 m. The first specimen, a female, was collected via purse seine net during a benthic survey carried ...
Report of Stranding of Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) in Mersin Bay (Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey)
(Commagene Journal of Biology, 2019)
On 08 April 2019, a mature female striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833), 185 cm in length (TL), was found dead across the shores of the Mersin Naval Museum, Mersin on the northeastern Mediterranean coast of ...
Confirmed Occurrence of Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) from Mersin Bay (Northeastern Mediterranean)
(Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, 2021)
n June 2018, a single female specimen of the Ocean sunfish, Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) (122 cm intotal length and 80 kg in weight) was caught by a commercial trammel net at a depth of 393 m inMersin Bay (Bozyazı coast), ...
First record of Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810 (Tetragonuridae) from the Eastern Mediterranean
(Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, 2022)
A single specimen of the smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810, (39.2 cm in total length) was caught with a commercial trammel net at a depth of 550 m in January 2022 from Mersin Bay (NE Mediterranean, ...
The rare occurrence of the whiskered sole Monochirus hispidus (rafinesque, 1814) from the North-Eastern Mediterranean Coast of Turkey
(Springer, 2022)
A single specimen of the whiskered sole Monochirus hispidus (Rafinesque, 1814) was caught at a depth of 24 m from Tasucu, Mersin Bay (North-eastern Mediterranean, Turkey) in the winter season on February 2019. The present ...
The confirmed occurrence of two specimens of Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) from Mersin Bay (NE Mediterranean, Turkey)
(Aquatic Research, 2021)
Remoras attach to sharks, big fish, and sea turtles and continue their lives with these creatures. Kapızlı and Tekeli beaches are located near Göksu Delta and Anamur nesting areas of Caretta caretta. In this study, two ...
The length-weight relationship and condition factor of yellowspotted puffer Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983 in the Eastern Mediterranean (Yumurtalık Bight, Turkey)
(Marine Science and Technology Bulletin, 2020)
The length-weight relationships (LWRs) of fish are helpful in fisheries science. A total of 504 yellowspotted puffer (Torquigener flavimaculosus) specimens (257 female and 247 male) were caught from the Yumurtalık coast ...
Maximum length report of Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810 in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
(Marine Science and Technology Bulletin, 2020)
The present paper reports the maximum length of the rare seen deep-sea fish bristlemouth Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810 in the Mediterranean. One specimen of G. denudatum was caught using a trawler from the deep seas ...
Fisheries bycatch and conservation priorities of young sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) in the Eastern Mediterranean
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022)
Sharks are one of the most threatened groups of marine animals because of high exploitation rates coupled with low resilience to fishing pressure. We provide information on the current status of the young sharks caught in ...
