- Mediterranean Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
- Vol: 1 Issue: 3
- New record of Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhin...
New record of Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the International Waters of the Mersin Bay, Turkey
Authors : Nuray Çiftçi, Deniz Ayas
Pages : 143-148
Doi:/medfar.v1i39443.428855
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Publication Date : 2018-09-28
Article Type : Other
Abstract :An immature specimen of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810, was caught by a bottom trawl in the international waters of the Mersin Bay in May 2018. (Coordinates: 36.24853N-34.36491E, 36.18839N-43.38847E, 36.17065N-34.40686E, and 36.07227N-34.53326E). This specimen was preserved in 4% formalin and was deposited in the Museum of the Systematic, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University, (catalogue number: MEUFC-18-11-078). The species belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae of the Carchariniformes order and is of Atlantic origin. This species recorded earlier from Israel Open Waters, and Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean Sea. This is the second record for Turkish Coastal Waters and the first record for Mersin Bay.Keywords : Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, International Waters, Mersin Bay