Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2004, Vol 4, Num, 2 (Pages: 111-113)
A New Large Pelagic Squid Record for the Northern Aegean Sea of Turkey; Neon Flying Squid, Ommastrephes bartrami (LeSueur, 1821) (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae)
Okan Akyol 1 ,Halil Şen 1
1 Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, 35100 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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A female individual of Ommastrephes bartrami, which belongs to the Ommastrephidae family, was caught from the
shallow waters of İzmir Bay (Aegean Sea). It set a new record for both İzmir Bay and northern Aegean Sea of Turkey. Its morphological features were re-examined and its photograph was taken.
Keywords :
Ommastrephes bartrami, neon flying squid, new record, İzmir Bay, Aegean Sea