Altı Cypriniform Balık Türünde Lagenar ve Utrikular Otolitlerin Morfolojik Karakterizasyonu

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 67 - 73, 31.03.2024

Ceren Çetin , Savaş Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1416333

Öz

Bu çalışmada, Cypriniformes takımının Cyprinidae ve Leuciscidae familyalarına ait simpatrik altı balık türünde lagenar (asteriskus) ve utrikular (lapillus) otolitlerin morfolojik karakterleri incelendi ve iki otolit tipinin bu türleri tanımlama potansiyeli değerlendirildi. Kasım 2022'de, Tersakan Çayı (Samsun, Türkiye)'ndan elektroşok cihazı kullanılarak Barbus tauricus, Capoeta tinca, Abramis brama, Alburnoides kurui, Scardinius erythrophthalmus ve Squalius cephalus olmak üzere 6 balık türünü ait toplam 120 örnek yakalandı. Her bir örneğin total boyu ölçüldü, lagenar ve utrikular otolitleri çıkarıldı. Asteriskusun distal ve proksimal tarafları ile lapillusun dorsal ve ventral yüzeyleri taramalı elektron mikroskobu ile fotoğraflandı. Morfolojik analizlerde sadece sağ otolitler kullanıldı. Çalışılan türlerinin tamamında, asteriskuslar lapilluslardan daha büyüktü. Utrikular otolitlerin lagenar otolitlere göre daha fazla fenotipik karaktere sahip olduğu gözlendi. Bununla birlikte, daha kesin tür teşhisi için her iki otolit tipinin tüm morfolojik karakterlerinin birleştirilmesi önerildi. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin endemik iki balığı olan Alburnoides kurui ve Capoeta tinca'nın otolit morfolojisi üzerine ilk referansdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Asteriskus, Cyprinidae, lapillus, Leuciscidae, otolit morfolojisi

Morphological Characterization of Lagenar and Utricular Otoliths in Six Species of Cypriniform Fishes

Öz

In this study, the morphological characters of lagenar (asteriscus) and utricular (lapillus) otoliths in six sympatric fish species belonging to the families Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae of the order Cypriniformes were examined, and the potential of the two otolith types to identify these species was evaluated. A total of 120 specimens of six fish species, namely Barbus tauricus, Capoeta tinca, Abramis brama, Alburnoides kurui, Scardinius erythrophthalmus and Squalius cephalus, were caught from Tersakan Stream (Samsun, Türkiye) in November 2022 using an electroshock device. The total length of each sample was measured, and lagenar and utricular otoliths were removed. The distal and proximal sides of the asteriscus and the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the lapillus were photographed with a scanning electron microscope. Only right otoliths were used in morphological analyses. In all studied species, asterisci were larger than lapilli. It was observed that utricular otoliths had more phenotypic characteristics than lagenar ones. However, it was suggested to combine all morphological characters of both otolith types for more precise species identification. This study is the first reference on the otolith morphology of Alburnoides kurui and Capoeta tinca, two endemic fish of Turkey.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Asteriscus, Cyprinidae, lapillus, Leuciscidae, otolith morphology

Kaynakça

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