Short communication, Note
https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2020-0005
AGE AND GROWTH OF BLACK-BELLIED ANGLERFISH Lophius budegassa (Spinola, 1807) FROM THE CENTRAL AEGEAN SEA, TURKEY
Ahmet Mert Şenbahar
; Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Marine-Inland Waters Sciences and Technology, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Okan Özaydin
; Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Marine-Inland Waters Sciences and Technology, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Abstract
A total of 558 specimens of black-bellied anglerfish Lophius budegassa(Spinola, 1807) were collected by the vessels engaged in commercial trawl fishing in the Central Aegean Sea between September 2017 and August 2018 in order to determine age and growth. Ageing was based on growth ring counts of transverse sections of the illicium (first ray of the dorsal fin). By reading the illicium, individuals were found within II-XI age groups. Total lengths and weights ranged between 12.0 – 65.0 cm and 24.5 – 4682.0 g, respectively. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters were estimated for males, females and combined sexes of L. budegassa. The results are compared with previous studies.
Keywords
Angler fish; Lophius budegassa; Age; Growth; Central Aegean Sea
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235041
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Publication date:
5.3.2020.
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