Additional record of the bluntnose six-gill shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre,1788) from Iskenderun Bay with its morphometric measurements

Abstract

AbstractIn this study, the Bluntnose six-gill shark, Hexanchus griseus was recorded for the second time from Iskenderun Bay (northeastern Mediterranean) increasing its distribution along the Turkish coast. A young of H. griseus specimen was caught as bycatch from commercial purse-seine fishery at a depth of 60 to 70 m off the Iskenderun Bay (36°24΄ 52.76΄΄ N - 35° 28΄ 24.47΄΄ E). The morphometric measurements can contribute ongoing fisheries biology and taxonomic studies of the bluntnose six-gill shark from Turkish seas.

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• Keywords: Hexanchus griseus, shark, morphometric measurements, Mediterranean

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Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Boz camgöz’ün (Hexanchus griseus) Türkiye kıyıları boyunca dağılımını artırarak İskenderun Körfezi’nden (Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz) ikinci kez kaydı verildi. Yavru H. griseus bireyi Iskenderun Körfezi açıklarında (36° 24΄ 52.76΄΄ N - 35° 28΄ 24.47΄΄ E) 60-70 m derinlikte ticari gırgır avcılığından hedef dışı olarak yakalandı. Boz camgözün alınan morfometrik ölçümleri Türkiye denizlerinde devam eden balıkçılık biyolojisi ve taksonomik çalışmalara katkıda bulunabilir

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