REVIEW OF FISH FAUNA OF THE SEA OF MARMARA

Review of fish fauna of the Sea of Marmara

Lütfiye Eryılmaz, Nurettin Meriç

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34118 Vezneciler, Istanbul, TURKEY

Abstract

This study was carried out to present the species list of the fish fauna in the Sea of Marmara  in the  light  of the previously  conducted research.  It was seen that totally 230 fish species belonging to 75 families had been recorded from the Sea of Marmara. In addition, zoogeographical origin, abundance and habitat are given  for each one of species in the Sea of Marmara.

Keywords: Sea of Marmara, fish species list, zoogeographical origin, abundance, habitat, similarity

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