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<p>This paper is the first report on the occurrence of <italic>Atherina boyeri</italic> in this region. A total of 103 individuals of <italic>A. boyeri</italic> were caught with fyke-nets (mesh size: 5 mm, polyamide) in May and June 2022. The length and weight of the sampled fish ranged from 6.52 to 8.57 cm and 1.44 to 3.46 g, respectively. The exponent b of length/weight ratio was calculated as 3.091 indicating that species presented an isometric growth. The mean value of the relative condition factor K<sub>n</sub> was calculated as 1.106 ± 0.011. In conclusion, this study provides the first and valuable information about the spatial distribution of <italic>A. boyeri</italic> and the biodiversity of the new habitat of Reyhanlı Dam Lake. Within the scope of the traceability of a newly formed ecosystem, it would be beneficial to more extensively investigate this species in terms of the food web, population dynamics, etc. Therefore, more studies should be carried out to determine the aquatic biodiversity and population dynamics of the fishery resources in the lake. The results of this study should be considered by local fishery management authorities and decision-makers to ensure the sustainability of fishery resources and to implement appropriate fishery management approaches.</p>
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This paper is the first report on the occurrence of Atherina boyeri in this region. A total of 103 individuals of A. boyeri were caught with fyke-nets (mesh size: 5 mm, polyamide) in May and June 2022. The length and weight of the sampled fish ranged from 6.52 to 8.57 cm and 1.44 to 3.46 g, respectively. The exponent b of length/weight ratio was calculated as 3.091 indicating that species presented an isometric growth. The mean value of the relative condition factor Kn was calculated as 1.106 ± 0.011. In conclusion, this study provides the first and valuable information about the spatial distribution of A. boyeri and the biodiversity of the new habitat of Reyhanlı Dam Lake. Within the scope of the traceability of a newly formed ecosystem, it would be beneficial to more extensively investigate this species in terms of the food web, population dynamics, etc. Therefore, more studies should be carried out to determine the aquatic biodiversity and population dynamics of the fishery resources in the lake. The results of this study should be considered by local fishery management authorities and decision-makers to ensure the sustainability of fishery resources and to implement appropriate fishery management approaches.

First record of economically important big-scale sand smelt (<italic>Atherina boyeri</italic> Risso, 1810, Pisces: Atherinidae) with some biological parameters from Reyhanlı Dam Lake, Türkiye

Department of Marine Technologies, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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First record of economically important big-scale sand smelt ( Risso, 1810, Pisces: Atherinidae) with some biological parameters from Reyhanlı Dam Lake, Türkiye

This paper is the first report on the occurrence of Atherina boyeri in this region. A total of 103 individuals of A. boyeri were caught with fyke-nets (mesh...

First record of economically important big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810, Pisces: Atherinidae) with some biological parameters from Reyhanlı Dam Lake, Türkiye

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Jan 18, 2023

Page range: 337 - 343

Received: Sep 28, 2022

Accepted: Nov 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2022.4.03

Keywords
big-scale sand smelt, biological introduction, Hatay, north-eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye

© 2022 Emrah Şimşek, published by Sciendo

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

First record of economically important big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810, Pisces: Atherinidae) with some biological parameters from Reyhanlı Dam Lake, Türkiye

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Jan 18, 2023

Page range: 337 - 343

Received: Sep 28, 2022

Accepted: Nov 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2022.4.03

Keywordsbig-scale sand smelt, biological introduction, Hatay, north-eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye

© 2022 Emrah Şimşek, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
big-scale sand smelt, biological introduction, Hatay, north-eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye