Maximum size of Dentex dentex (Sparidae) in the Aegean Sea

Year 2020, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 66 - 69, 01.11.2020

Okan Akyol

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Abstract

A huge specimen of Dentex dentex (870 mm TL) was caught on 10 December 2019 by an angler from the Bay of Sığacık, İzmir, at a depth of 148 m. The specimen has the maximum size throughout the Aegean Sea.

Keywords

Size , measurement , handline , Sığacık Bay

Thanks

The author thanks angler Mr. Serhat İnceoğlu for bringing the fish to my attention.

Ege Denizi’nde Dentex dentex (Sparidae)’in maksimum boyutu

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Abstract

Dentex dentex (870 mm TL)’in çok büyük bir bireyi 10 Aralık 2019 tarihinde Sığacık Körfezi’nden (İzmir) 148 m derinlikte bir oltacı tarafından yakalanmıştır. Bu örnek Ege Denizi için D. dentex’in kaydedilmiş maksimum boyudur.

Keywords

Boyut , ölçüm , olta , Sığacık Körfezi

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