Volume 25, Issue 75, January - June, 2024

The occurrence of Zu cristatus (Family: Trachipteridae), in the Northeastern Mediterranean, Türkiye

Deniz Ayas¹, Sibel Alagoz Erguden², Deniz Erguden^3♦

¹Mersin University, Fisheries Faculty, Mersin, Turkey
²Vocational School of Imamoglu, University of Cukurova, Imamoglu, Adana, Türkiye
³University of Iskenderun Technical, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey

^♦Corresponding Author
University of Iskenderun Technical, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey

ABSTRACT

On April 16, 2024, a scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus specimen with a standard length of 615 mm and a weight of 337.4 g was caught by a commercial trawler off Erdemli in the Gulf of Mersin (Northeastern Mediterranean, Türkiye) from 620-690 m depth range. The present paper reports the presence and is the first confirmation of Z. cristatus from the Gulf of Mersin, Türkiye (Northeastern Mediterranean). All measurements, counts, and color descriptions of Z. cristatus agree with previous descriptions. This record is a rare occurrence of the specimen of Z. cristatus on the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye. In addition, the detailed morphological measurements of Z. cristatus were given for the first time on the Turkish coast.

Keywords: Lampriformes, scalloped ribbonfish, deep-waters, Mersin Bay, Mediterranean Sea

Species, 2024, 25(75), e28s1677

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e28s1677

Published: 18 June 2024