First records for the ichthyofauna of Samsun (Turkey)

Abstract

The research was conducted to find out the fish species inhabiting in freshwater within Samsun province between June 2003 and September 2005. Totally 19 families (Anguillidae, Atherinidae, Balitoridae, Blennidae, Cobitidae, Cyprinidae, Cyprinodontidae, Esocidae, Gasterosteidae, Gobiidae, Mugilidae, Poecilidae, Percidae, Pleuronectidae, Pomatomidae, Salmonidae, Siluridae, Soleidae, Syngnathidae) consist of 48 species and 5 subspecies were identified. Among these 53 taxa mentioned above, 14 species and 4 subspecies belongs to 13 families are new records for the ichthyofauna of Samsun.