A rare record of European finless eel Apterichthus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Family: Ophichthidae) from the Eastern Mediterranean
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The European finless eel Apterichthus caecus was recorded from the Mersin Bay. One specimen was caught by a scoop net at a depth of 42 m on 20 June 2021 in the Taşucu coast, Turkey. A. caecus is extremely rare in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. However, this report is the fourth record from Turkish marine waters and the first record in the Mersin Bay (Northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey).
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