A Rare Occurrence and Confirmed Record of Scalloped Ribbonfish Zu cristatus (Osteichthyes: Trachipteridae) in the Gulf of Antalya (Eastern Mediterranean), TurkeyErgüden, Deniz (Avtor) Alagoz Ergüden, Sibel (Avtor) Ayas, Deniz (Avtor) TrachipteridaeribbonfishrecordAntalya GulfMediterranean SeaOn 25 October 2022, a juvenile specimen of scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus was captured in the Finike coast, Gulf of Antalya (Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey) by a commercial trawler at a depth of 50 m. The paper reports the first occurrence and confirms the presence of Z. cristatus in the Antalya Bay. The morphological and colour descriptions of the captured Z. cristatus specimen agree with previous descriptions of the species. This record is the first evidence of a juvenile specimen of Z. cristatus in the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Additionally, the study documents the historical records of the species in the Mediterranean Sea and can contribute to the field of fisheries science and aid in fisheries management.20232026-07-09 17:37:23Delo ni kategorizirano30997slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY-NC 4.0