Ruvettus pretiosus cocco, 1829 ( Teleostei: Gempylidae ) a new fish record for the mediterranean coast of Turkey

Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829 (Teleostei: Gempylidae): Türkiye'nin Akdeniz kıyılarından yeni bir balık kaydı. Bu çalışmada, benthopelajik bir tür olan R. pretiosus, Türkiye'nin Doğu Akdeniz kıyılarından ilk defa rapor edilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

yeni türler, Türkiye, Akdeniz

Ruvettus pretiosus cocco, 1829 ( Teleostei: Gempylidae ) Türkiye'nin akdeniz kıyılarından yeni bir balık kayıdı.

In this paper, the benthopelagic R. pretiosus is being recorded for the first time from the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.

Keywords:

new species, Turkey, Mediterranean Sea,

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