The Arabian scad Trachurus indicus, a new Indo-Pacific species in the Mediterranean Sea

Dalyan C., Eryilmaz L.

JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, vol.74, no.7, pp.1615-1619, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 74 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02195.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1615-1619
  • Keywords: Carangidae, eastern Mediterranean, Lessepsian, FISHES
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Arabian scad Trachurus indicus is recorded for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea (Iskenderun Bay, Turkey). The presence of this Indo-Pacific fish in the Mediterranean Sea is probably because of migration from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.