Confirmed Occurence of the Longjaw Snake Eel, Ophisurus serpens (Osteichthyes: Ophichthidae) in Edremit Bay (Northern Aegean Sea), Turkey

摘要

On 15 January 2014, one mature female specimen of the longjaw snake eel, Ophisurus serpens was caught by long-line, from a depth of 40 m off Kü?ükkuyu (Edremit Bay). The species is a previously reported from the southern Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The main morphometric and meristic characters of this species which is rare in northern Aegean waters of Turkey are given.