Age, growth, reproductive biology and feed of the common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos Linnaeus, 1758) in İskenderun Bay, the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Age, growth, reproductive biology and feed of the common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos Linnaeus, 1758) in İskenderun Bay, the eastern Mediterranean Sea
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地中海东部伊斯肯德伦湾普通吉他鱼(Rhinobatos rhinobatos Linnaeus,1758)的年龄、生长、繁殖生物学和饲料
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10.1016/j.fishres.2006.12.002
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2007
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Pınar Işmen
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A. İşmen;Çiğdem Yığın;Pınar Işmen
The age, growth, reproduction, and feeding of common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) were studied using 225 specimens from the İskenderun Bay, (eastern Mediterranean). Females made up 43% and males 57% of the individuals. The total length of females ranged from 22.2 to 81cm, and of males from 22 to 120cm. The total length–weight relationships was W=0.0036×TL2.93. The age data, derived from vertabrae readings, were used to estimate the growth parameters of the von Bertalanffy equation: L∞=128.6cm, K=0.29, t0=−0.89. The maximum age was 5 years. The parturition time of common guitarfish occurred in summer (from May to September). The mean TL and mean weight of developed fetuse were 25.7cm TL and 48.5g, respectively. Males matured at 68cm TL and females at 69cm TL. The stomachs contained mainly Crustacea.