What is it about?
Atherina boyeri is a common species in the Mediterranean basin. It has also infected many freshwater systems in Anatolia and has become an invasive species. It has been determined in the Tigris Basin first.
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Why is it important?
The spread of this species from the Tigris and Euphrates basins of the Persian Gulf has the potential to affect a marine basin other than the Mediterranean and Atlantic.
Perspectives
This article examines a typical example of a species spreading outside its natural habitat.
Prof. ERHAN UNLU
University of Dicle
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This page is a summary of: New record and range extension of the big-scale sand smeltAtherina boyeriRisso, 1810 (Atherinidae) in the Devegecidi Dam Lake, Tigris River basin, Turkey, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, September 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jai.13192.
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