Maximum size of Dentex dentex (Sparidae) in the Aegean Sea

Year 2020, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 66 - 69, 01.11.2020

Okan Akyol

Abstract

A huge specimen of Dentex dentex (870 mm TL) was caught on 10 December 2019 by an angler from the Bay of Sığacık, İzmir, at a depth of 148 m. The specimen has the maximum size throughout the Aegean Sea.

Keywords

Size, measurement, handline, Sığacık Bay

Thanks

The author thanks angler Mr. Serhat İnceoğlu for bringing the fish to my attention.

Ege Denizi’nde Dentex dentex (Sparidae)’in maksimum boyutu

Abstract

Dentex dentex (870 mm TL)’in çok büyük bir bireyi 10 Aralık 2019 tarihinde Sığacık Körfezi’nden (İzmir) 148 m derinlikte bir oltacı tarafından yakalanmıştır. Bu örnek Ege Denizi için D. dentex’in kaydedilmiş maksimum boyudur.

Keywords

Boyut, ölçüm, olta, Sığacık Körfezi

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