First record of Apogon queketti Gilchrist (Osteichthyes: Apogonidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

The spotfin cardinalfish Apogon queketti is recorded for the first time in the north‐eastern Mediterranean Sea (Iskenderun Bay, Turkey). Two specimens of this species, 111 and 102 mm total length were caught by a commercial trawler at depths of 55 and 60 m on 14 October 2004 and 23 April 2005, respe...

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Published in:Journal of fish biology 2006-10, Vol.69 (4), p.1251-1254
Main Authors: Eryilmaz, L., Dalyan, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agnatha. Pisces
Apogon queketti
Apogonidae
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Lessepsian migration
Marine
Mediterranean
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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Summary:The spotfin cardinalfish Apogon queketti is recorded for the first time in the north‐eastern Mediterranean Sea (Iskenderun Bay, Turkey). Two specimens of this species, 111 and 102 mm total length were caught by a commercial trawler at depths of 55 and 60 m on 14 October 2004 and 23 April 2005, respectively. The occurrence of this species in the Mediterranean Sea is the result of migration from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01185.x