ONE OF THE WORLD'S WORST INVASIVE SPECIES, CLARIAS BATRACHUS (ACTINOPTERYGII: SILURIFORMES: CLARIIDAE), HAS ARRIVED AND ESTABLISHED A POPULATION IN TURKEY

EMİROĞLU Ö., Atalay M. A., EKMEKÇİ F. G., AKSU S., Baskurt S., KESKİN E., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA, cilt.50, sa.4, ss.391-400, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3750/aiep/03028
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.391-400
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ornamental fish, aquatic invasion, walking catfish, Sakarya River, fishery, management, FRESH-WATER FISHES, 1ST RECORD, PROPAGULE PRESSURE, AQUARIUM, CATFISH, RISKS, IDENTIFICATION, INTRODUCTIONS, TELEOSTEI, SALINITY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Ornamental freshwater fish releases constitute a remarkable proportion of the 100 worst invasive species worldwide. Early detection and knowledge of likely introduction vectors and pathways of potentially invasive fishes into sensitive habitats are key for their proper management, hence rapid and correct identification of their occurrence is crucial. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that a newly-discovered catfish population was that of Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758), and that this introduction might be of single origin released by aquarium pet fish owners.