TL;DR: The current status of marine fishes distributed along the Turkish coasts is reviewed and an updated checklist including 512 species is presented.
Abstract: The current status of marine fishes distributed along the Turkish coasts is reviewed and an updated checklist including 512 species is presented. In this study, 5 species are recorded for the first time from Turkey (Lepidion lepidion (Risso, 1810); Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882; Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810; Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927; and Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928), while 7 species are new to the Turkish Aegean Sea coast (Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840; Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810; Apletodon dentatus (Facciola, 1887); Apletodon incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997; Callionymus filamentosus Valenciennes, 1837; Cynoglossus sinusarabici (Chabanaud, 1931); Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983) and 3 species are newly reported from the Levantine coast (Dysomma brevirostre (Facciola, 1887); Apletodon dentatus (Facciola, 1887); Zebrus zebrus (Risso, 1827)).
TL;DR: Ten functional traits of fish species were related to habitat, diet or food acquisition, to propose a classification of 21 lagoon fishes into 10 functional groups, which could be used to constitute functional units and to simplify such complex ecosystems and their interactions.
Abstract: Ten functional traits of fish species were related to habitat, diet or food acquisition, to propose a classification of 21 lagoon fishes into 10 functional groups. The selection of traits was based on their functional interest and the ease of measurement. Some groups were taxonomically related containing species belonging to the same genus, e.g. Syngnathus, Atherina or Pomatochistus. Species with a flat body shape constituted another group and three species (Anguilla anguilla, Gambusia affinis and Callionymus pusillus) formed individual groups. These results could be used to constitute functional units and to simplify such complex ecosystems and their interactions.
TL;DR: This first biological effect assessment showed that L. boscii is a potentially suitable target species to be used in future biomonitoring programmes along the northern Iberian shelf.
TL;DR: The presence of high densities of marine species juveniles indicates that this area may function as a spring–summer nursery for several species and the importance of integrating various spatial scales in multispecific studies of coastal fish assemblages emphasized.
TL;DR: In benthic fish and shrimp, the bioaccumulation of As, especially AsB, was positively correlated with the salinity of the seawater, indicating that thesalinity could control the transfer of As.