The family Gobiidae is the largest fish family in the Turkish marine waters with 48 species (9.2% of the total marine ichthyofauna) (Bilecenoğlu, Kaya, Cihangir, & Çiçek, 2014; Engin, Irmak, Seyhan, Akdemir, & Keskin, 2016). Recently, 33 gobiid fish species were verified in the north-eastern area of the Aegean Sea (Engin et al., 2016). The genus Speleogobius is represented by two species: Speleogobius trigloides Zander & Jelinek, 1976 and the recently ­described Speleogobius llorisi Kovačić, Ordines and Schliewen, 2016. The present study represents new information on the range extension and morphological features of the Speleogobius species reported from the Aegean Sea.

Depth range
33- 43 m

Mesophotic “mentions”
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Classification
* Presents original data
* Focused on 'mesophotic' depth range
* Focused on 'temperate mesophotic ecosystem'

Fields
Biodiversity

Focusgroups
Fishes

Locations
Turkey - Mediterranean Sea

Platforms
Rebreather