A first record of non-native Korean (black) rockfish Sebastes schlegelii Hilgendorf, 1880 from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast
Journal: BioInvasions Records
Year: 2024

A first record of non-native Sebastes schlegelii (Hilgendorf, 1880) was made in Bulgarian Black Sea waters.One specimen was collected from the coastal waters (Varna breakwater) of the Bulgarian Black Sea.The identification was based on morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding.The morphological measurements covered 34 morphometric and 6 meristic features.A fragment of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene of mitochondrial DNA was sequenced to supplement the species identification.Moreove