Short Communication

Reconfirmed occurrance and northward expansion of the royal flagfish Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) from the Aegean Sea

Volume: 34 Number: 3 September 26, 2017
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Reconfirmed occurrance and northward expansion of the royal flagfish Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) from the Aegean Sea

Abstract

A single male specimen of the royal flagfin (Aulopus filamentosus), 369 mm total length was caught with the longline from the Gökçeada Island, north Aegean Sea. This report constitutes the reconfirmed occurrance with gives precise locality information from the Turkish waters and this record reflects northernmost expansion of this species in the Aegean Sea.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Short Communication

Authors

İsmail Burak Daban
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Department of Fisheries and Fish Processing
Türkiye

Kamil Çakır
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Department of Fisheries and Fish Processing
Türkiye

Deniz Acarlı
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Gökçeada School of Applied Sciences, Department of Fisheries Technology
Türkiye

Ali İşmen
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Department of Fisheries and Fish Processing
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 26, 2017

Submission Date

April 11, 2017

Acceptance Date

June 15, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 34 Number: 3

APA
Daban, İ. B., Çakır, K., Acarlı, D., & İşmen, A. (2017). Reconfirmed occurrance and northward expansion of the royal flagfish Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) from the Aegean Sea. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 34(3), 337-339. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2017.34.3.13

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