<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A total of 558 specimens of black-bellied anglerfish <italic>Lophius budegassa</italic> (Spinola, 1807) were collected by the vessels engaged in commercial trawl fishing in the Central Aegean Sea between September 2017 and August 2018 in order to determine age and growth. Ageing was based on growth ring counts of transverse sections of the <italic>illicium</italic> (first ray of the dorsal fin). By reading the <italic>illicium</italic>, individuals were found within II-XI age groups. Total lengths and weights ranged between 12.0 – 65.0 cm and 24.5 – 4682.0 g, respectively. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters were estimated for males, females and combined sexes of <italic>L. budegassa</italic>. The results are compared with previous studies.</p></abstract>

A total of 558 specimens of black-bellied anglerfish Lophius budegassa (Spinola, 1807) were collected by the vessels engaged in commercial trawl fishing in the Central Aegean Sea between September 2017 and August 2018 in order to determine age and growth. Ageing was based on growth ring counts of transverse sections of the illicium (first ray of the dorsal fin). By reading the illicium, individuals were found within II-XI age groups. Total lengths and weights ranged between 12.0 – 65.0 cm and 24.5 – 4682.0 g, respectively. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters were estimated for males, females and combined sexes of L. budegassa. The results are compared with previous studies.

Age and Growth of Black-Bellied Anglerfish <italic>Lophius budegassa</italic> (Spinola, 1807) from the Central Aegean Sea, Turkey

Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Marine-Inland Waters Sciences and Technology

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

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Age and Growth of Black-Bellied Anglerfish  (Spinola, 1807) from the Central Aegean Sea, Turkey

A total of 558 specimens of black-bellied anglerfish Lophius budegassa (Spinola, 1807) were collected by the vessels engaged in commercial trawl fishing in the...

Age and Growth of Black-Bellied Anglerfish Lophius budegassa (Spinola, 1807) from the Central Aegean Sea, Turkey

Published Online: Mar 12, 2020

Page range: 45 - 51

Received: Aug 15, 2019

Accepted: Jan 14, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2020-0005

Keywords
Angler fish, Age, Growth, Central Aegean Sea

© 2020 Ahmet Mert Şenbahar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Age and Growth of Black-Bellied Anglerfish Lophius budegassa (Spinola, 1807) from the Central Aegean Sea, Turkey

Published Online: Mar 12, 2020

Page range: 45 - 51

Received: Aug 15, 2019

Accepted: Jan 14, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2020-0005

KeywordsAngler fish, Age, Growth, Central Aegean Sea

© 2020 Ahmet Mert Şenbahar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Angler fish, Age, Growth, Central Aegean Sea