An updated checklist of the marine fshes of Turkey

Abstract

The current status of marine fshes distributed along the Turkish coasts is reviewed and an updated checklist including 512species is presented. In this study, 5 species are recorded for the frst time from Turkey ( Lepidion lepidion (Risso, 1810); Bathophilusnigerrimus Giglioli, 1882; Gonostoma denudatum Rafnesque, 1810; Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927; and Gobius roulei de Buen,1928), while 7 species are new to the Turkish Aegean Sea coast (Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840; Nettastoma melanurum Rafnesque,1810; Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887); Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997; Callionymus flamentosus Valenciennes,1837; Cynoglossus sinusarabici (Chabanaud, 1931); Torquigener favimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983) and 3 species are newly reportedfrom the Levantine coast (Dysomma brevirostre (Facciolà, 1887); Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà, 1887); Zebrus zebrus (Risso, 1827)).