First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black Sea
An individual of corkwing wrasse Symphodus melops (female) was captured by trammel nets on May 15, 2020, at 20 m depths from Ordu, the southern Black Sea coast. The total length and weight were measured as 320 mm and 520 g. The specimen was female with a gonad weight of 42 g and it was determined to...
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description | An individual of corkwing wrasse Symphodus melops (female) was captured by trammel nets on May 15, 2020, at 20 m depths from Ordu, the southern Black Sea coast. The total length and weight were measured as 320 mm and 520 g. The specimen was female with a gonad weight of 42 g and it was determined to be eight years old. This is the first record for the S. melops from the Black Sea. Its total length and weight were the maximum observed values for the species for the World. The paper is considered to contribute to fisheries biology and international scientific literature. |
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spelling | doaj.art-0eeab5767ef14494aad44ce09f4f6e252023-02-15T16:16:46ZengAdem Yavuz SönmezMarine Science and Technology Bulletin2147-96662020-12-019212512910.33714/masteb.7419851306First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black SeaMehmet AydınAn individual of corkwing wrasse Symphodus melops (female) was captured by trammel nets on May 15, 2020, at 20 m depths from Ordu, the southern Black Sea coast. The total length and weight were measured as 320 mm and 520 g. The specimen was female with a gonad weight of 42 g and it was determined to be eight years old. This is the first record for the S. melops from the Black Sea. Its total length and weight were the maximum observed values for the species for the World. The paper is considered to contribute to fisheries biology and international scientific literature.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/masteb/issue/51784/741985?publisher=ademyavuzsonmezblack seacorkwing wrassesymphodus melopsmaximum length |
spellingShingle | Mehmet Aydın First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black Sea Marine Science and Technology Bulletin black sea corkwing wrasse symphodus melops maximum length |
title | First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black Sea |
title_full | First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black Sea |
title_fullStr | First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black Sea |
title_full_unstemmed | First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black Sea |
title_short | First Report of Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758) with Maximum Length in the Black Sea |
title_sort | first report of symphodus melops linnaeus 1758 with maximum length in the black sea |
topic | black sea corkwing wrasse symphodus melops maximum length |
url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/masteb/issue/51784/741985?publisher=ademyavuzsonmez |
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