Confirmation of the presence of Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809), in the Sea of Marmara with morphometrical and bioecological notes

Firdes Saadet Karakulak; Uğur Uzer; Hakan Kabasakal; İsmail Burak Namoğlu

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Confirmation of the presence of Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809), in the Sea of Marmara with morphometrical and bioecological notes

Abstract

On 9 August 2024 two specimens of Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) were caught by means of a scientific bottom-trawl hauling towed at a depth range between 143 and 188 m, at the central sector of the Sea of Marmara. After more than 30 years since the last occurrence of H. dactylopterus in the region, the capture of only two specimens does not represent more than confirmation of the current presence of the species in the Sea of Marmara. However, this record is also a significant finding revealing that life still exists in the deep regions of the Sea of Marmara and therefore action must be taken to prevent habitat and biodiversity loss.

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Supporting Institution

The present study is part of an ongoing governmental large-scale monitoring program of Turkish seas, which is titled as “Denizlerde Bütünleşik Kirlilik İzleme Programı - Integrated Program for Marine Pollution Monitoring” and conducted by Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Project Number

Denizlerde Bütünleşik Kirlilik İzleme Programı - Integrated Program for Marine Pollution Monitoring

Ethical Statement

The present study does not raise any ethical issues and no special permissions were required to conduct the study

Thanks

The authors thank to the crew of the R/V Yunus-S of Istanbul University, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, for their hard and friendly efforts during the field survey

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English

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Conservation and Biodiversity

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Firdes Saadet Karakulak
0000-0002-6053-5256
Türkiye

Uğur Uzer
0000-0002-7038-6469
Türkiye

Hakan Kabasakal ^*
0000-0001-8189-9748
Türkiye

İsmail Burak Namoğlu
0009-0000-9140-8105
Türkiye

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December 9, 2024

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December 11, 2024

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August 30, 2024

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October 17, 2024

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Year 2024 Volume: 41 Number: 4

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https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.41.4.10

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Karakulak, F. S., Uzer, U., Kabasakal, H., & Namoğlu, İ. B. (2024). Confirmation of the presence of Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809), in the Sea of Marmara with morphometrical and bioecological notes. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 41(4), 321-326. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.41.4.10

Confirmation of the presence of Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809), in the Sea of Marmara with morphometrical and bioecological notes

Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) türünün Marmara Denizi’nde güncel varlığının doğrulanması, morfometrisi ve biyoekolojisi üzerine notlar

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Confirmation of the presence of Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809), in the Sea of Marmara with morphometrical and bioecological notes

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