The current status of marine fishes distributed along the Turkish coasts is reviewed and an
updated checklist including 512 species is presented. In this study, 5 species are recorded …

The Mediterranean region is, by far, a prime travel destination, having hosted more than 330
million tourists in 2016, mostly for seaside holidays. A greatly increased influx of …

Abstract The Suez Canal is the main pathway of introduction of non-indigenous species into
the Mediterranean Sea. The successive enlargements of the Suez Canal have raised …

The Collective Article'New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records' of the Mediterranean Marine
Science journal offers the means to publish biodiversity records in the Mediterranean Sea …

Until now, few sightings of the alien lionfish Pterois miles have been reported in the
Mediterranean and it was questionable whether the species could invade this region like it …

This contribution forms part of a series of collective articles published regularly in
Mediterranean Marine Science that report on new biodiversity records from the …

Here we present an update of the Mediterranean distribution of the lionfish Pterois miles,
based on a comprehensive list of geo-referenced occurrences up to October 2019. New …

The lionfish invasion in the Western Atlantic is understood to be one of the worst marine
invasions in history, and they have recently just invaded the Mediterranean. Lionfish are a …

Following aquarium releases, invasive lionfishes have colonized large areas of the
Caribbean and western Atlantic, resulting in an immense ecological damage. The early …

The present lists show that Turkish vertebrate fauna consists of 1728 species. Fish species
form its half part (51.74%) with 530 marine and 402 inland fish species. However, the total …