Maximum Size of Female Alexandria pompano Alectis alexandrina (Carangidae) in the Aegean Sea

Year 2019, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 142 - 146, 27.12.2019

Okan Akyol , Tülin Çoker

Abstract

A female specimen of Alectis alexandrina (710 mm TL) was
caught on 15 July 2019 by an angler from the Bay of Gökova, Muğla, at a depth
of 4 m. The specimen has the maximum size throughout the Turkish seas and it is
fourth finding of this species for the Turkish Aegean Sea.

 

Keywords

Size, Akyaka, Gonad, Stomach, Measurement, Gökova Bay

Thanks

The authors thank anglers Mr. Zafer Çoker and Mr. Zafer Tuğ for bringing the fish to our attention.

Ege Denizi’nde Dişi İskender Balığı Alectis alexandrina (Carangidae)’nın Maksimum Boyutu

Abstract

Alectis
alexandrina (710 mm TL)’nın bir dişi bireyi 15 Temmuz 2019 tarihinde Gökova
Körfezi’nden (Muğla) 10 m derinlikte bir oltacı tarafından yakalanmıştır. Bu
örnek Türkiye denizleri boyunca maksimum boyuta sahipti ve Ege Denizi için bu
türün dördüncü bulgusudur.

Keywords

Boyut, Ölçüm, Gonad, Mide, Akyaka, Gökova Körfezi

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