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First record red lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1785) in the Mediterranean Sea

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: A single male specimen of red lionfish Pterois volitans was recorded for the first time in 13 May 2016 from the Iskenderun Bay, North-eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. The present paper also reports the first record of the red lionfish P. volitans along the Mediterranean Sea.

Source: Natural and Engineering Sciences

DOI: 10.28978/nesciences.286308

Authors: Mevlüt Gürlek, Deniz Ergüden, Ali Uyan, Servet Ahmet Doğdu, Deniz Yağlıoğlu, Bayram Öztürk, Cemal Turan

Institutions: İskenderun Technical University, Düzce Üniversitesi, Istanbul University

Language: English

Topic: Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2563859978

FWCI: 1.473

Cites: 23

Cited by: 31

Related to: 10