First record of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca Linnaeus, 1758) in Euphrates-Tigris Basin (Keban Dam Lake, eastern-Anatolia)

Demirol F., CİLBİZ M.

International Journal of Limnology, cilt.61, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1051/limn/2025002
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Limnology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Biological invasions, Conservation, Fish fauna, Fisheries, Freshwater fish, Non-native
  • Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we report and describe of five adult pikeperch (Sander lucioperca Linnaeus, 1758) specimens collected from the Keban Dam Lake (Euphrates-Tigris Basin) eastern-Anatolia of Türkiye. Samples caught by local fishermen during a routine gillnet fishery were brought to the laboratory for identification and detailed morphometric measurements. This appears to be the first documented record of S. lucioperca from Keban Dam Lake. In this context, it can be said that the entire Euphrates-Tigris basin is under threat of the spread of this species.