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Age and growth of Atlantic bonito ( Sarda sarda Bloch, 1793) in the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, Turkey
Author(s) -
Ateş C.,
Cengiz Deval M.,
Bök T.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01102.x
Subject(s) - biology , bonito , black sea , fishery , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , oceanography , geology
Summary Age and growth of Atlantic bonito ( Sarda sarda Bloch, 1793) were determined in the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara from October 2003 to May 2005. A total of 694 samples ranging from 23.5 to 71 cm total length was collected; age estimates were carried out on otoliths of 248 fish. Male and female fish ages were estimated as up to 3 + . The length–weight relationship and the von Bertalanffy growth curve (TVBGF) were described for all individuals as: W = 0.0054 L 3.215 and L t = 68.01 [1 − e −0.895 ( t + 0.395) ]. These data are discussed in relation to other growth studies of S. Sarda in the Mediterranean Sea.