First record of brown comber Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) for the Black Sea

Dalgic G. , Gumus A., ZENGIN M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol.37, no.4, pp.523-524, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/zoo-1209-28
  • Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Page Numbers: pp.523-524

Abstract

One female specimen of Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Perciformes, Serranidae) was captured off the Black Sea coast of Turkey by bottom trawl at a depth of 80-90 m on 23 March 2012. This is the first record of this species for the Black Sea.