A New Maximum Length for the Grey Triggerfish, Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 for the Mediterranean Sea and First Confirmed Record in the Çanakkale Strait (Turkish Strait System)

Authors : Semih KALE, Evren TAN

Pages : 435-442

Doi:10.33714/masteb.1170665

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Publication Date : 2022-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A single specimen of the grey triggerfish, Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789, was caught by a speargun at 18 m water depth in the vicinity of the Çanakkale Strait in the Turkish Straits System, between the Aegean Sea and the Marmara Sea. Its total length was 57.8 cm and weight was 2270 g. The given size is the maximum observed length for the grey triggerfish, B. capriscus , in the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, this paper also documented the first confirmed record of the grey triggerfish, B. capriscus in the Çanakkale Strait insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the Turkish Straits System);.
Keywords : Maximum length, First record, Balistes capriscus, Grey triggerfish, Çanakkale Strait