A New Fish Record from Turkish Seas: the Blackfin Sorcerer Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 (Nettastomidae)

Authors : Nuri BAŞUSTA, Cemal TURAN, Mevlüt GÜRLEK

Pages : 1185-1187

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Two and five specimens of the blackfin sorcerer, Nettastoma melanurum, were trawled on 25 and 30 April 2001 respectively at Samandağ, Hatay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(36º10`N, 35º20`E; 36º05`N, 35º40`E); at about 80-200 m depth. It is recorded for the first time from the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Thus, a new species and family have been added to the fish fauna in Turkish seas.
Keywords : Nettastoma melanurum, Blackfin sorcerer, Nettastomidae, First record, Turkish seas