Abstract
In November 2018, an individual belonging to the Sudis hyalina was caught in a trawling operation in the Büyükeceli Coast (Mersin Bay, NE Mediterranean). Morphological and meristic measurements of the specimen were made and recorded with the catalogue number of MEUFC-18-11-102 in the Museum of the Systematic, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University.
Highlights
Sudis hyalina belongs to the Paralepididae family of Aulopiformes
The aim of this study is to report the new locality record of S. hyalina from Büyükeceli coast (Mersin Bay) and to determine the current status of this species in the coast of Turkey
A young individual of S. hyalina was caught from the Büyükeceli coast in November 2018
Summary
Sudis hyalina belongs to the Paralepididae family of Aulopiformes. It is known that S. hyalina, a deep-sea fish, has a very wide distribution area between 200-2000 m depth in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zone (Post, 1990). The reproduction of this species usually occurs in tropical and warm shallow waters (Post, 1990). The maximum length of the species reported in the literature is 100 cm for adult individuals, while the total length of young individuals is generally 40 cm (Bauchot, 1987). Ayas et al (2019) Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 8(1): 10-12
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