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Determination of batch fecundity of garfish, Belone belone, in the northern Aegean Sea

Year 2013, Volume: 19 Issue: 3, 385 - 392, 01.12.2013

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Abstract This study reports the batch fecundity (BF) and oocyte diameters of Belone belone from the Aegean Sea (Izmir and Candarli Bays). A total of 51 female specimens of garfish were collected from January to December 2003. Oocyte diameters (n = 12140) of B. belone ranged from 0.063 to 3.5 mm, concentrating between 0.063 and 1.5 mm. The fish weight – BF relationships according to both hydrated oocyte and oocyte size frequency methods were BF = - 0.3794 W 192.22 (R2 = 0.037) and BF = 5.165 W - 55.21 (R2 = 0.218), respectively. Mean oocyte numbers in the ovaries were 4144 ± 604 with varied from 662 to 15962. Maximum BF was 2130 (mean: 670 ± 97) in hydrated oocytes, and 8189 (mean: 1667 ± 559) in large oocytes. There was no linear relationship between BF and fish weight according to determination coefficients.

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Year 2013, Volume: 19 Issue: 3, 385 - 392, 01.12.2013

Abstract

References

  • Collette, B. B., Parin, N. V. (1986) Belonidae. In: Fishes of the North-eastern
  • Atlantic and the Mediterranean. (eds. Whitehead, P. J. P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureu, J.-C., Nielsen, J., Tortonose, E.).,Vol. II. Paris: UNESCO, pp. 604-609. Dorman, J. A. (1989) Some aspects of the biology of the garfish Belone belone
  • (L.) from Southern Ireland. Journal of Fish Biology 35: 621-629. Dorman, J. A. (1991) Investigations into the biology of the garfish, Belone belone (L.), in Swedish waters. Journal of Fish Biology 39: 59-69.
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  • Golani, D., Öztürk, B., Başusta, N. (2006) Fishes of the Eastern Mediterranean.
  • Turkish Marine Research Foundation, Publication No. 24, Istanbul, Turkey, 259 pp. Goldberg, S. R., Pizzorno, M. C. (1985) Notes on spawning of the fish Belone stolzmanni (Belonidae) from Peru. Pacific Science 39 (4): 367-368.
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  • Methods of resource investigation and their application. FAO Fisheries Tech. Paper No: 115, Rome, 214 pp. Hughes, J., Stewart, J. (2006) Reproductive biology of three commercially important Hemirhamphid species in South-eastern Australia. Environmental
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  • Lasker), NOAA Technical Reports, 36: 67-77. Korzelecka-Orkizs, A., Formicki, K., Winnicki, A., Bonislawska, M., Szulc, J., Biernaczyk, M., Tanski, A., Wawrzyniak, W. (2005) Peculiarities of egg structure and embryonic development of garfish (Belone belone L.). Electronic
  • Journal of Ichthyology 2: 42-53. Meriç, N., Altun, O. (1999) The garfish, Belone svetovidovi Collette and Parin, 1970, new to the Aegean Sea. Israel Journal of Zoology 45 (3): 423–426.
  • Rosenthal, H. (1970) Anfütterung und wachstum der larven und jungfishe des hornhectes, Belone belone. Helgolander wis Meer 21: 320–332.
  • Rosenthal, H., Fonds, M. (1973) Biological observations during rearing experiments with the garfish Belone belone. Marine Biology 21: 203-218.
  • Russell, F. S. (1976) The eggs and planktonic stages of British marine fishes.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Tülin Çoker This is me

Okan Akyol This is me

Gökçen Bilge This is me

Publication Date December 1, 2013
Published in Issue Year 2013 Volume: 19 Issue: 3

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APA Çoker, T. ., Akyol, O. ., & Bilge, G. . (2013). Determination of batch fecundity of garfish, Belone belone, in the northern Aegean Sea. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, 19(3), 385-392.
AMA Çoker T, Akyol O, Bilge G. Determination of batch fecundity of garfish, Belone belone, in the northern Aegean Sea. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment. December 2013;19(3):385-392.
Chicago Çoker, Tülin, Okan Akyol, and Gökçen Bilge. “Determination of Batch Fecundity of Garfish, Belone Belone, in the Northern Aegean Sea”. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 19, no. 3 (December 2013): 385-92.
EndNote Çoker T, Akyol O, Bilge G (December 1, 2013) Determination of batch fecundity of garfish, Belone belone, in the northern Aegean Sea. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 19 3 385–392.
IEEE T. . Çoker, O. . Akyol, and G. . Bilge, “Determination of batch fecundity of garfish, Belone belone, in the northern Aegean Sea”, Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 385–392, 2013.
ISNAD Çoker, Tülin et al. “Determination of Batch Fecundity of Garfish, Belone Belone, in the Northern Aegean Sea”. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 19/3 (December 2013), 385-392.
JAMA Çoker T, Akyol O, Bilge G. Determination of batch fecundity of garfish, Belone belone, in the northern Aegean Sea. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment. 2013;19:385–392.
MLA Çoker, Tülin et al. “Determination of Batch Fecundity of Garfish, Belone Belone, in the Northern Aegean Sea”. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, vol. 19, no. 3, 2013, pp. 385-92.
Vancouver Çoker T, Akyol O, Bilge G. Determination of batch fecundity of garfish, Belone belone, in the northern Aegean Sea. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment. 2013;19(3):385-92.