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This study was carried out to determine the macrobenthic fauna of rocky supralittoral zone between Iskenderun and Arsuz. Samples taken at 3 stations in March 2011. As a result of the study, a total of 3 species with 99 individuals of Crustacea (Cirripedia 2, Decapoda 1) and 5 species with 58 individuals of Mollusca (Gastropoda 4, Bivalvia 1) were identified. In the study area, Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1795) was the most dominant species represented with 87 individuals and dominance value of 55.4%. According to frequency index, 3 species were designated as constant and 5 species as common., İskenderun-Arsuz arasında kalan bölgede kayalık supralittoral zonunun makrobentik faunası incelenmiştir. Örnekleme Mart 2011 tarihinde 3 farklı istasyonda gerçekleşmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda Krustase grubuna (Cirripedia 2, Decapoda 1) ait 3 tür ve 99 birey, Mollusca (Gastropoda 4, Bivalvia 1) grubuna ait 5 tür ve 58 birey tespit edilmiştir. İstasyonlar genelinde en dominant tür 87 bireyle ve %55,4 dominansi değeriyle Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1795) olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Frekans indeksine göre 3 tür devamlı ve 5 tür yaygın olarak tanımlanmıştır.

WOS: 000327322500003, A total of 143 species belonging to Amphipoda were found at the depths between the supralittoral zone and 200 m along the Levantine coast of Turkey. Ten species (Ampelisca spinifer, Cheiriphotis mediterranea, Deutella shieckei, Ericthonius argenteus, Gammaropsis crenulata, Gammaropsis sophiae, Isaea montagui, Ischyrocerus inexpectatus, Liropus elongatus, and Melita bulla) were recorded for the first time in Turkey, while 69 species were new for the Levantine coast of Turkey. Platorchestia platensis was the only species observed out of water (supralittoral). The other encountered species showed distribution in various depths of between 0 and 200 m. The biogeographical categories of determined species were Mediterranean-Atlantic (69.2%), Mediterranean endemics (20.3%), cosmopolitans (8.4%), and Indo-Pacific immigrants (2.1%), including Elasmopus pectenicrus, Gammaropsis togoensis, and Stenothoe gallensis., Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [104Y065], This study was financially supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, Project No. 104Y065).