Abstract
Gibel carp Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) has become an important non-native fish in all regions of Turkish inland waters with its wide distribution, high prevalence and impacts on native fish species through mainly reproductive and feeding interactions. This paper presents the first record of gibel carp caught on 15 December 2011 from Tersakan Stream in Mugla Province in SW Turkey. Size range of the species, possible introduction pathways and structure of the stream suggest that the species could well fit in its new environments and that further spread is likely.
Highlights
Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) is a cyprinid species, which was originally distributed throughout Eastern Asia, even though it is considered a native species from central Eastern Europe to Siberia (Perdikaris et al 2012)
Gibel carp was initially reported in Greece in the 1950s, it was first recognized in the European part (Thrace) of Turkey in the 1980s, entering Turkish waters through River Meriç from Greece (Aydın et al 2011)
Tersakan Stream was the only location where gibel carp found in southwest of the Sakar Pass in the present study
Summary
Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) is a cyprinid species, which was originally distributed throughout Eastern Asia, even though it is considered a native species from central Eastern Europe to Siberia (Perdikaris et al 2012). Aside from Eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859, gibel carp is the most commonly introduced non-native fish species in Turkey, while some regions remain least impacted in terms of low number of introductions of gibel carp.
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