On the occurrence of Eucrate crenata (De Haan, 1835) (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the Aegean Sea

Eucrate crenata that is a lessepsian species, is expanding its distribution area in the eastern Mediterranean. Several individuals of the species caught with the nets of fishermen were obtained. This species has been reported in the past from the Levantine coast of Turkey and this study provides information on the established population of this species in the İzmir Bay on the Aegean Sea coast. In addition, the color variations and morphological differences of this species were compared with previous studies.

Eucrate crenata (De Haan, 1835) (Crustacea, Decapoda)’nın Ege Denizi’nde bulunması

Bir lesepsiyen tür olan Eucrate crenata, doğu Akdeniz’deki dağılım alanını genişletmektedir. Balıkçıların ağlarına yakalanan türe ait bazı bireyler elde edilmiştir. tür, önceden Türkiye’nin Levanten kıyılarından bildirilmiş olup, bu çalışma türün İzmir Körfezi (doğu Ege Denizi) kayıtı üzerinedir. Ayrıca, türün renk çeşitliliği ve morfolojik farklılıkları önceki çalışmalar ile karşılaştırılmıştır.

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