Göktuğ DALGIÇ, Aysun GÜMÜŞ, Mustafa ZENGİN

First record of brown comber Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) for the Black Sea

One female specimen of Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Perciformes, Serranidae) was captured off the Black Sea coast of Turkey by bottom trawl at a depth of 80-90 m on 23 March 2012. This is the first record of this species for the Black Sea.

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Key words: Serranus hepatus, brown comber, Black Sea

First record of brown comber Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) for the Black Sea

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Key words: Serranus hepatus, brown comber, Black Sea,

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