Spread of the arrow bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 in the Mediterranean Sea

Habitat of the family Priacanthidae is tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. The features of the  family members are generally very big eyes, deep bodies, upturned mouth,  and generally reddish color. In the this paper, we report the presence of an arrow bulleye Priancanthus sagittarius in coast of Turkey waters in the Mediterranean Sea. On the 27th December, 2017, a single specimen of P. sagittarius was collected by Mr. Hüseyin Çınar, captain of the commercial bottom trawler Furkan Reis vessel, off the Taşucu, Mersin (36°07'2.82"N 33°51'6.42"E) Turkey coasts. The specimen of P. sagittarius was collected at a depth of approximatetly 100 m by a bottom trawl net; the mesh size of 22mm. The collected specimen of arrow bulleye P. sagittarius was 255 mm in total length (TL) and 307 g in total weight (TW). The finding of the present study is the first record of specimen along shores of the Mediterranean of Turkey. This record suggests that this species is spread towards to west along in the Mediterranean

A new goatfish species of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) in the Gulf of Antalya

During the night diving in the Gulf of Antalya, a different type of mullidae member was seen. This fish was determined that this species is Upeneus tragula. There are two species of fish belonging to the Upeneus genus Mullidaein the Mediterranean. With the addition of Upeneus tragula to these fishes, the number of Upeneus genus in the Mediterranean has increased to three. Keywords: Upeneus tragula; Gulf of Antalya; Coast of Turkey; Mediterranea

Allometric relationship and meat yield of Chama pacifica broderip, 1835 from the Gulf of Antalya, Turkey

In this study, the allometric relationship and the meat yield of the large Pacific jewel-box Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835 were investigated. C. pacifica samples were by scuba diving at depths of 3-8 m in the Gulf of Antalya. The relationship of total shell length and total shell weight was determined as TW = 2.2693*TSL 2.5327 (R2= 0.69). The mean flesh weight and mean meat yield were determined to be 11,07±0.445 g and 6.84±0.18%, respectively. This research revealed the meat yield data of C. pacifica and its potential importance as a food source.Keywords: Chama pacifica; Pacific jewel-box; flesh weight; meat yield; allometric relationshi

The first record of the mole crab (Albunea carabus L. 1758, Decapoda, Anomura, Hippidea) in the Gulf of Antalya

The first occurence of the mole crab (Albunea carabus L. 1758) in the Gulf of Antalya. During a commercial shrimp fishery oparation in May, 2016, A different type of crab was caught in the Gulf of Antalya, Bogazkent (Köprüçayı). This unknown sample was brought to Akdeniz Üniversity Fisheries Laboratory and It was stored. Sample was caught with shrimp nets that were left at depths of 10-20 m in the Gulf of Antalya, Bogazkent (Köprüçay River). It has been determined that this elongated mole, caught in the identification of the species, is Albunea carabus L. 1758, known as the dengue. Mole crab (Albunea carabus L. 1758) was reported for the first time from the Gulf of Antalya via this article.Keywords: Albunea carabus; the Gulf of Antalya; mole cra

Occurrence of the Histioteuthis reversa (Verrill 1880), (Cephalopoda/Histioteuthidae) in the Gulf of Mersin/ Turkey

A different species of squid was caught during trawling (36°01’390’’N; 033°44’220’’E and 36°07’080’’N; 034°00’920’’E) in the Gulf of Mersin at average depth of 300-400 m. It was determined that this squid was Histioteuthis reversa (Verrill 1880). This is the first record of Histioteuthis reversa both for the Gulf of Mersin and Turkey's Mediterranean coast.Keywords: Coast of Turkey, Mediterranean, Priacanthus sagittarius, Spread

New information on distribution of a marine leech, Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758), from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey

New information on distribution of marine leech, Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) is given here. One leech was observed on the dorsal surface of Thornback Ray, Raja clavata (Linnaeus, 1758) that was caught in 2013 in the Antalya, Turkey. This is a new record for the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey