Maximum Size Record of Striped Red Mullet (Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758) for Turkish Seas

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 45 Sayı: 1, 32 - 38, 30.04.2019

Özgür Cengiz

Öz

A single specimen of M. surmuletus
with 30.3 cm in total length (27.2 cm in fork length) and 314.00 g in total
weight was caught off İbrice Bight (Saros Bay) with trammel nets by fisherman
on 20 September 2017. The aim of this study is to present the maximum size
record of the species for the Turkish waters.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mullus surmuletus, Striped red mullet, Maximum length

Türkiye Suları için Tekir Balığı’nın (Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758) Maksimum Boy Kaydı

Öz

20 Eylül 2017 tarihinde 30.3 cm toplam boya (çatal boy 27.2 cm) ve 314.00
g ağırlığa sahip bir adet tekir balığı balıkçılar tarafından İbrice Limanı
(Saros Körfezi) açıklarında fanyalı ağlar ile yakalanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı,
türün Türkiye suları için maksimum boy kaydını sunmaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mullus surmuletus, Tekir balığı, Maksimum boy

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