First Record of the Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Osteichthyes: Ophichthidae) in the Sea of Marmara, Türkiye
摘要
In the present article, the authors report on the first record of Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Sea of Marmara (GFCM geographical subarea 28). A sexually mature male specimen (TL 1841 mm and TW 1801 g) was captured in a gill-net fishery at 96 m depth off the Silivri coast (northern Sea of Marmara, Türkiye).