First Substantiated Record of Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) in Southern Aegean Sea, Turkey

• Yusuf Kenan Bayhan ^[1] ; Deniz Erguden ^[2] ; Sibel Alagoz Erguden ^[3] ; Ayhan Altun ^[2]
  1. [1] Adıyaman University

     Adıyaman University

     Turquía

     
  2. [2] Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Iskenderum Technical, Turkey
  3. [3] University od Çukurova, Turkey

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• Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 35, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 271-274
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A single female specimen of the Spanish ling, Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) (35.3 cm in total length and 96.2 g in weight) was caught by a commercial trammel net at a depth of 393 m on 19 March 2017 from Sıgacık Bay (İzmir coast), Turkey. This paper presents the first substantiated occurrence and, hence, the confirmation of M. macrophthalma in the southern Aegean Sea, Turkey. This record is significant because the last record of M. macrophthalma in the region was made over 50 years ago in the coastal waters of Turkey. Therefore, the species could be considered as exceptionally rare in the Mediterranean, Turkey. Morphometric and meristic characters of the specimen are given in the text.