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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Main Author: Mehmet Aydın
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adem Yavuz Sönmez 2020-12-01
Series:Marine Science and Technology Bulletin
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/masteb/issue/51784/741985?publisher=ademyavuzsonmez
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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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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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