First Record of the Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Osteichthyes: Ophichthidae) in the Sea of Marmara, Türkiye

UZER U., CÖMERT N., Kabasakal H., KARAKULAK F. S.

Thalassas, vol.40, no.1, pp.593-600, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s41208-024-00660-y
  • Journal Name: Thalassas
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.593-600
  • Keywords: First record, Ophisurus serpens, Sea of Marmara, Serpent eel
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In the present article, the authors report on the first record of Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Sea of Marmara (GFCM geographical subarea 28). A sexually mature male specimen (TL 1841 mm and TW 1801 g) was captured in a gill-net fishery at 96 m depth off the Silivri coast (northern Sea of Marmara, Türkiye).