Upogebia pusilla (Petagna, 1792) (Decapoda, Upogebiidae) in the Turkish Black Sea fauna

A. Suat Ateş, Murat Sezgin

Ondokuz Mayıs University, Sinop Fisheries Faculty, 57000 Sinop, TURKEY

Abstract

The present work is concerned with Upogebiid species, sampled by diving throught a study performed on crustacea decapoda off the Sinop Peninsula coast between June 1995 and July 1996. Collection war carried out from the depths, 0-15 m. 23 species of marine crustacea decapoda are now known to occur in the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Of these, Upogebia pusilla (Petagna, 1972) is new for the Turkish Black Sea coastal waters.

Keywords: Upogebia pusilla, Upogebiidae, crustacea decapoda, Turkish Black Sea