Acta Adriatica, Vol. 64 No. 2, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.64.2.7
Biometric characteristics of the blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo (Brunnich, 1769) (Osteichthyes: Sparidae) from the eastern Adriatic sea
Antonela Paladin
; Faculty of Science, University of Split, Croatia
Petar Ćurlin
; Faculty of Science, University of Split, Croatia
Nikolina Režić Mužinić
; Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Split, Croatia
Jakov Dulčić
; Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia
Abstract
A biometric analysis was performed on a sample of 420 specimens of the blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo (Brunnich, 1769), from the eastern Adriatic Sea. The total length of all specimens ranged from 9.2 to 47.8 cm (23.70 ± 7.63 cm). Eighteen morphometric and eight meristic characteristics were determined. There were no statistically significant differences between the sexes in the morphometric and meristic characteristics of the blackspot seabream in the Adriatic Sea. Regarding meristic characteristics, there are no significant morphological differences between the blackspot seabream population in the Adriatic Sea and that in other areas of the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Relative growth was studied by comparing changes in morphological characteristics with growth in total length and head length. The results indicate the presence of a single population of P. bogaraveo in the Adriatic Sea.
Keywords
Pagellus bogaraveo; Adriatic Sea; biometry; morphology; meristics
Hrčak ID:
308926
URI
Publication date:
18.10.2023.
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