Abstract
A single Platax teira (Forsskal, 1775) specimen was captured off Bodrum (southern Aegean Sea, Turkey) on 5 March 2006. It is the first record of this fish species in the Mediterranean Sea. Introduction of the species is probably due to an aquarium release.
Highlights
Thirty three alien fish species, originally from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific Ocean, were listed from the Turkish coastline, 21 of the species reached the Aegean Sea (Bilecenoglu et al 2002, Bilecenoglu 2004)
Four more species were added to the Turkish ichthyofauna: underwater observations at Fethiye Bay revealed the presence of Torquigener flavimaculosus – a species hitherto known from few records in the Levant Sea (Bilecenoglu 2003, 2005); Heniochus intermedius (Gökoglu et al 2003) and Hippocampus fuscus (Gökoglu et al 2004) were recorded from Antalya Bay; and Lagocephalus sceleratus was captured off Gökova Bay (Akyol et al 2005)
The teira batfish, Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775), is recorded for the first time from the Levant Sea, based on a single specimen collected in Bodrum
Summary
Thirty three alien fish species, originally from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific Ocean, were listed from the Turkish coastline, 21 of the species reached the Aegean Sea (Bilecenoglu et al 2002, Bilecenoglu 2004). The teira batfish, Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775), is recorded for the first time from the Levant Sea, based on a single specimen collected in Bodrum (southern Aegean Sea, Turkey).
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