Rare occurrence of Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) from the Eastern Mediterranean
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The Bandtooth conger Ariosoma balearicum was recorded from the Iskenderun Bay. One specimen was caught by a trammel net at a depth of 32 m on 13 February 2018 in the Konacık/Arsuz coast, Turkey. Another specimen was photographed at a depth of 10 m during a SCUBA diving expedition in Keldag/Cevlik (Iskenderun Bay) on 20 June 2018. A. balearicum is extremely rare in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. This paper reporting two specimens confirms the occurrence of the species in Iskenderun Bay (Southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey) in addition to the present report is the first observation for this location in the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
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