A new record of the rarely reported grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus, Gmelin, 1789) from Northern Aegean Sea (Turkey)

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 1 - 4, 30.06.2020

Özgür Cengiz , Şenol Paruğ

Abstract

The unexpected occurrences of marine life have been used as indicators of changes in the marine environment. In this connection, one specimen of Balistes capriscus with 36.4 cm in total length and 800.00 g in total weight was captured on 08 September 2013 off İbrice Bight. This study constitutes first occurrence of B. capriscus for Saros Bay (Turkey), however, it is a rare observation of the species for the Northern Aegean Sea. This paper is of great importance for monitoring biological diversity and contribute recent occurrence to the scientific literature.

Keywords

Balistes capriscus, Grey triggerfish, Record, Saros Bay, Turkey

Kuzey Ege Denizi’nden (Türkiye) nadir rapor edilen Çütre Balığı’nın (Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789) yeni bir kaydı

Abstract

Denizel ortamda görülen nadir türler, o ortamdaki değişimin işaretleri olarak düşünülmüşlerdir. Bu bağlamda, 36,4 cm toplam boya ve 800.00 gr toplam ağırlığa sahip bir adet Çütre balığı (Balistes capriscus) 8 Eylül 2013 tarihinde İbrice Limanı’nda avlanmıştır. Bu tür Saros Körfezi için ilk kayıt olmakla beraber, Kuzey Ege Denizi için nadir bir gözlemdir. Bu çalışma biyolojik çeşitlilikteki değişimlerin izlenmesi açısından büyük öneme sahip olup bilimsel literatüre yeni bir kayıt sunmaktadır.Çütre balığı (Balistes capriscus, Gmelin, 1789) özellikle Atlas Okyanusu’nun subtropikal bölgelerinde bireysel veya küçük grup halinde yaşayan bentopelajik bir türdür. Ticari olarak önemli olan bu tür genellikle sert zemine sahip 100 m. den daha sığ derinliklerde körfez, koy ve lagün gibi yerlerde yaşamlarını devam ettirirler (Robins ve Ray, 1986). Türün üreme zamanı Akdeniz için Nisan ve Haziran ayları arasındadır (Akşıray, 1984). Şu anki çalışma, Saros Körfezi için Çütre balığının ilk kaydı olmakla beraber Kuzey Ege Denizi için nadir bir gözlemdir. 

Keywords

Balistes capriscus, Çütre balığı, Kayıt, Saros Körfezi, Türkiye

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