- Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Vol: 26 Issue: 5
- Occurrence of a Sawback Angelshark (Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829) off the Eastern Mediterranean Co...
Occurrence of a Sawback Angelshark (Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829) off the Eastern Mediterranean Coast of Turkey
Authors : Nuri Başusta
Pages : 1177-1179
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :A specimen of Squatina aculeata (sawback angelshark) was caught in a trawl on 15 May 1997 in Iskenderun Bay at about 120-200 m depth and recorded for the first time from the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Thus, a new species of fish was recently added to the chondrictyes fish fauna in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Turkey.Keywords : Squatina aculeata, sawback angelshark, Eastern Mediterranean Turkish waters.