
Marine Science and Technology Bulletin
Yazarlar: Nuray ÇİFTÇİ, Hasan Deniz AKBORA, Deniz AYAS, Mısra BAKAN
Konular:Deniz ve Tatlı Su Biyolojisi
DOI:10.33714/masteb.591972
Anahtar Kelimeler:Rabbit fish,Chimaera monstrosa,Northern Cyprus
Özet: Rabbitfish (Chimaera monstrosa, Linnaeus 1758), which is a deep-sea holocephalan mostly seen between 200-1000 m in depth. The specimen of C. monstrosa was caught in the deep-seas of Northern Cyprus by a commercial bottom trawler from Turkey. The depth of sampling area is between 456 and 690 m. Species description fulfilled with the help of morphological features and metric measurements. The specimen was preserved in 4% formaldehyde and deposited in the Museum of the Systematic, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University, (Catalogue number: MEUFC-19-11-103).