tjst Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 1308-9080 1308-9099 Fırat University Engineering Mühendislik Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz’den Yakalanan Dikenli Vatoz (Raja clavata)’un Yumurta Kapsülleri ve Juvenilleri Görünürlüğü Üzerine bir Çalışma A Study on the Occurrence of Egg Capsule and Juvenile Individuals of Thornback Skate, Raja clavata, Captured from Northeastern Mediterranean Sea https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4260-4772 Başusta Nuri FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9903-1418 Başusta Asiye FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ 03 15 2019 14 1 37 40 02 11 2019 02 23 2019 Copyright © 2009, Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 2009 Turkish Journal of Science and Technology

Bu çalışmada Kuzeydoğu Akdeniz’in uluslararası sularında yapılan ticari trol avcılığında 220-298 m arası derinlikten dikenli vatoz (Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758) yumurta kapsülleri ve juvenilleri hedef dışı olarak toplanmıştır. Dikenli vatoza ait yumurta kapsülü ve juvenil bireyler bu bölgeden ilk kez tanımlanmıştır.

In this study, the egg capsules and juveniles of thornback skate, Raja clavata, were collected as by-catch from acommercial trawl fishing at depths between 220-298 m in the internationalwaters of Northeastern Mediterranean Sea. Juvenile specimens and egg capsule ofthornback skate were identifiedfor the first time in this area

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