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Original article | Acta Natura et Scientia 2020, Vol. 1(1) 96-108

The Maximum Length Record of the White Seabream (Diplodus sargus Linnaeus, 1758) for the Aegean Sea 

Şenol Paruğ & Özgür Cengiz

pp. 96 - 108   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/actanatsci.2020.313.11   |  Manu. Number: MANU-2010-18-0002.R1

Published online: December 31, 2020  |   Number of Views: 571  |  Number of Download: 916


Abstract

A single specimen of Diplodus sargus with 40.5 cm in total length and 1000.00 g in total weight was caught off İbrice Bight (Saros Bay) with handline by a commercial fisherman on 25 June 2018. The mentioned sizes are the maximum length and weight values of the species for the Aegean Sea and the other Turkish coasts; however, it is the second-largest length ever reported in the Mediterranean Basin. 

Keywords: Diplodus sargus; White seabream; Maximum length, Saros Bay, Aegean Sea


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Parug, S. & Cengiz, O. (2020). The Maximum Length Record of the White Seabream (Diplodus sargus Linnaeus, 1758) for the Aegean Sea  . Acta Natura et Scientia, 1(1), 96-108. doi: 10.29329/actanatsci.2020.313.11

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Parug, S. and Cengiz, O. (2020). The Maximum Length Record of the White Seabream (Diplodus sargus Linnaeus, 1758) for the Aegean Sea  . Acta Natura et Scientia, 1(1), pp. 96-108.

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Parug, Senol and Ozgur Cengiz (2020). "The Maximum Length Record of the White Seabream (Diplodus sargus Linnaeus, 1758) for the Aegean Sea  ". Acta Natura et Scientia 1 (1):96-108. doi:10.29329/actanatsci.2020.313.11.

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