New record of Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810(Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the International Waters of the Mersin Bay,Turkey

Çiftçi, Nuray | AYAS, Deniz

An immature specimen of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810, was caught by a bottom trawl in the international waters of the Mersin Bay in May 2018. This species was recorded earlier from Israel Open Waters, and Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean Sea. This is the third record for the southern coast of Turkey and the first record for Mersin Bay