The collection of Lessepsian Fishes in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum

The collection of Lessepsian Fishes in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum

The Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum holds the only documented fish collection of Turkey. It contains 318 specimens belonging to 29 Lessepsian fish species. The aim of this paper is to present the collection of Lessepsian fishes in the museum.

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