FIRST RECORD OF THE LESSEPSIAN MIGRANT Lagocephalus sceleratus (GMELIN, 1789) (TETRAODONTIDAE) IN THE SEA OF MARMARA

Artuz M. L., Kubanc S. N.

THALASSAS, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.55-58, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: THALASSAS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.55-58
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Lessepsian migrant fish Lagocephalus sceleratus is being recorded for the first time from the Sea of Marmara (Turkey). The record is based on a single specimen landed by purse-seine fishing of horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) as by-catch in November 2014. It is a poisonous fish containing tetrodotoxin (TTX) which is a potent neurotoxin. Morphometric and meristic data of the landed specimen is submitted.