Occurence of the Thermophilic Mediterranean Parrot Fish Sparisoma cretense (Linneaus, 1758) (Teleostei: Scaridae) in Dikili Bay, Northern Aegean Sea, Turkey

On November 2019, one mature male specimen of the Mediterranean parrotfishSparisoma cretense (L.) was caught by a long line in Dikili Bay. This paper declares thenorthernmost distribution of S. cretense in the northern Aegean Sea. Here, the detailedmorphometric and meristic characteristics of this species are given.