Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in Turkey
In this study, gonadal changes of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) were investigated by histologically in Antalya Bay of Eastern Mediterranean in Turkey. A total of 890 specimens were collected monthly between May 2015 and October 2016 from fishing boats. The age of 890 red mullets was found to...
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| description | In this study, gonadal changes of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) were investigated by histologically in Antalya Bay of Eastern Mediterranean in Turkey. A total of 890 specimens were collected monthly between May 2015 and October 2016 from fishing boats. The age of 890 red mullets was found to range from 0+ to VI+. Their gonads were dissected and fixed in 10% neutral buffered formaldehyde. They were embedded in paraffin blocks after histochemical processes. The sectioned tissue samples were stained with Haematoxylin-Eosin and Masson Trichrome. Two different stages in females and in males were observed according to gonadal development. Histologically, female individuals had in immature female (66 fish, 0+-IV+ ages), chromatin-nucleolus (67 fish, I+-VI+ ages), perinucleolus (63 fish, I+-IV+ ages), cortical alveoli (55 fish, I+-V+ ages), vitellogenesis (50 fish, I+-V+ ages), maturity (39 fish, I+-VI+ ages) and post-ovulation stages (59 fish, I+-VI+ ages). Male individuals had in spermatogenesis (96 fish, 0+-VI+ ages), spermiogenesis (97 fish, I+-IV+ ages), spermiation (85 fish, I+-VI+ ages), sperm release (84 fish, I+-VI+ ages) and resting stages (116 fish, I+-VI+ ages). Results show that the spawning season of M. barbatus is between May and September, and that egg diameters range from 31.00 ± 15 to 428.00 ± 40 µm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64bcb920907c4bddad7056ab0d441a292022-12-21T19:38:42ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Applied Animal Research0971-21190974-18442019-01-01471637110.1080/09712119.2018.15646691564669Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in TurkeyBeytullah Ahmet Balci0Yusuf Aktop1Faculty of Fisheries, Akdeniz UniversityInstitute of Science and Technology, Akdeniz UniversityIn this study, gonadal changes of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) were investigated by histologically in Antalya Bay of Eastern Mediterranean in Turkey. A total of 890 specimens were collected monthly between May 2015 and October 2016 from fishing boats. The age of 890 red mullets was found to range from 0+ to VI+. Their gonads were dissected and fixed in 10% neutral buffered formaldehyde. They were embedded in paraffin blocks after histochemical processes. The sectioned tissue samples were stained with Haematoxylin-Eosin and Masson Trichrome. Two different stages in females and in males were observed according to gonadal development. Histologically, female individuals had in immature female (66 fish, 0+-IV+ ages), chromatin-nucleolus (67 fish, I+-VI+ ages), perinucleolus (63 fish, I+-IV+ ages), cortical alveoli (55 fish, I+-V+ ages), vitellogenesis (50 fish, I+-V+ ages), maturity (39 fish, I+-VI+ ages) and post-ovulation stages (59 fish, I+-VI+ ages). Male individuals had in spermatogenesis (96 fish, 0+-VI+ ages), spermiogenesis (97 fish, I+-IV+ ages), spermiation (85 fish, I+-VI+ ages), sperm release (84 fish, I+-VI+ ages) and resting stages (116 fish, I+-VI+ ages). Results show that the spawning season of M. barbatus is between May and September, and that egg diameters range from 31.00 ± 15 to 428.00 ± 40 µm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2018.1564669gonadal developmenthistological assessmentmullus barbatuseastern mediterraneanantalya bay |
| spellingShingle | Beytullah Ahmet Balci Yusuf Aktop Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in Turkey Journal of Applied Animal Research gonadal development histological assessment mullus barbatus eastern mediterranean antalya bay |
| title | Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in Turkey |
| title_full | Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in Turkey |
| title_short | Histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet (Mullus barbatus L., 1758) in Antalya Bay of Mediterranean in Turkey |
| title_sort | histological assessment of seasonal gonad maturation of red mullet mullus barbatus l 1758 in antalya bay of mediterranean in turkey |
| topic | gonadal development histological assessment mullus barbatus eastern mediterranean antalya bay |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2018.1564669 |
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