OCCURRENCE OF THE ATLANTIC POMFRET, Brama brama (BONNATERRE 1788) (PERCIFORMES: BRAMIDAE) IN THE AEGEAN SEA (SIĞACIK BAY, TURKEY)

Two specimens of the Atlantic pomfret, Brama brama was caught by a driftnet off southern coast of İzmir, Sığacık Bay at a depth of 147 m on 20 June 2018. Moreover, one of the individuals had the maximum size with 710 mm TL and 5696 g throughout the Mediterranean. This short note presents a new official record of B. brama on the ichthyofaunal richness of the Turkish Aegean Sea.

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