Presence of the Striped Seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus L., 1758) in the Black Sea

Abstract

It is known that Mediterranean demersal species reach to the Black Sea through the Turkish Straits System and adapt to this nearly landlocked environment. In this article, the existence of Mediterranean originated striped seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus L., 1758) in the Black Sea is studied. In this study, 25 individuals were sampled in the Middle Black Sea region (Ordu – Fatsa) by trammel nets. The minimum and maximum lengths of the sampled species were measured as 16 cm and 20.1 cm respectively, while the length-weight relationship can be given by the equation, W=0.0711L2.3981 (R² = 0.8171).

Keywords

• Striped Seabream, Lithognathus mormyrus, metrics, meristic, Black Sea

Mırmır Balığının (Lithognathus mormyrus L., 1758)Karadeniz’deki Varlığı

Abstract

Demersal türlerin, Akdeniz, Ege, Marmara ve Boğazlar sisteminden geçerek Karadeniz’e adaptasyon sağladığı bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, boğazlar sisteminden geçerek Karadeniz’e adapte olan mırmır (Lithognathus mormyrus L., 1758) balığının varlığı irdelenmiştir. Çalışmada Ekim 2017 tarihinde Orta Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde (Ordu – Fatsa) 25 birey fanyalı ağlarla örneklenmiştir. Örneklenen bireylerin total boyları minimum 16 cm ve maksimum 20.1 cm olarak belirlenmiştir. Boy ağırlık ilişkisi ise

Keywords

• Mırmır, Lithognathus mormyrus, metrik, meristik, Karadeniz

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