A new deepwater fish, Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Osteichthyes: Stomiidae), from the Turkish waters of Levant Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)
A new deepwater fish, Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Osteichthyes: Stomiidae), from the Turkish waters of Levant Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)
Abstract The first record of the Viperfish Chauliodus sloani, with morphometric and meristic characteristics, in Turkish waters of Levant Sea are reported. One specimen was caught in a trawl on 26 April 2004 at a depth of ca. 400 m in (3602'- 3605' N, 3537' - 3529' E). The specimen is the first sample which is caught of this species from Levant Sea.
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Key words: Stomiidae, Chauliodus sloani, Deepwater fish Levant Sea,
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- ISSN: 1304-9550
- Başlangıç: 2015
- Yayıncı: Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı
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