Investigation of otolith mass asymmetry in three stocks of European sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) from Türkiye

Melek Özpiçak; Semra Saygın

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Investigation of otolith mass asymmetry in three stocks of European sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) from Türkiye

Abstract

It was aimed to investigate sagittal otolith mass asymmetry Sardina pilchardus sampled from Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean seas of Türkiye in present study. In this study, differences between right and left otoliths were statistically significant for Marmara and Mediterranean seas (P<0.05) not significant for Aegean Sea, (P˃0.05). The mean values of otolith mass asymmetry (X) were found between 0.0393 and 0.0144 according to Aegean Sea, Marmara Sea and Mediterranean Sea, respectively. In addition, absolute mass asymmetry │X│ were calculated as 0.03226±0.00514, 0.02057±0.00439 and, 0.05141±0.00755 for S. pilchardus samples according to Aegean Sea, Marmara Sea and Mediterranean Sea, respectively. The present study showed that the otolith mass asymmetry in S.pilchardus does not depend on fish length and otolith growth. Also, when there were no significant differences between localities for otolith mass asymmetry (P˃0.05), there were significant differences for absolute otolith mass (P˂0.05). The value of the otolith mass asymmetry can reveal information about pollutants such heavy metals, pesticides, stressors, and changes in the physico-chemical characteristics of water in relation to the environment of fishes. This is the first study about otolith mass in three stocks of S. pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) from Türkiye.

Keywords

Türkiye’den üç sardalya, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) stoğunun otolit kütle asimetrisinin incelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’nin Ege, Marmara ve Akdeniz kıyılarından örneklenen Sardina pilchardus’un sagittal otolit kütle asimetrisi çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, sağ ve sol otolitler arasındaki fark Marmara ve Akdeniz için istatistiksel olarak önemli (P<0,05), Ege Denizi için önemsiz (P˃0,05) olarak bulunmuştur. Ortalama X değerleri sırasıyla Ege Denizi, Marmara Denizi ve Akdeniz'e göre 0,0393 ile 0,0144 arasında bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, S. pilchardus örneklerinin│X│ değerleri Ege Denizi, Marmara Denizi ve Akdeniz'e göre sırasıyla 0,03226 ±0,00514, 0,02057±0,00439 ve 0,05141± 0,00755 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, S. pilchardus'ta otolit kütle asimetrisinin (X) balık boyu ve otolit büyüme hızına bağlı olmadığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca, otolit kütle asimetrisi lokaliteler arasında anlamlı farklılık göstermezken (P˃0,05), mutlak otolit kütle asimetrisi lokaliteler arasında farklılık göstermiştir (P˂0,05) Otolit kütle asimetri değeri; ağır metaller, pestisitler, stres faktörleri, suyun fiziko-kimyasal özellikler gibi balıkların yaşadığı ortamla ilgili değişiklikler ve kirlilik faktörleri hakkında bilgi verebilir. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'den üç S. pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) stokunda otolit kütlesi ile ilgili ilk çalışmadır.

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English

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Ecology , Hydrobiology , Fisheries Management

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Research Article

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Melek Özpiçak ^*
0000-0003-3506-4242
Türkiye

Semra Saygın
0000-0002-3249-5074
Türkiye

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September 3, 2023

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September 15, 2023

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May 9, 2023

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August 21, 2023

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Year 2023 Volume: 40 Number: 3

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Özpiçak, M., & Saygın, S. (2023). Investigation of otolith mass asymmetry in three stocks of European sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) from Türkiye. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 40(3), 195-200. https://izlik.org/JA24ZC59JB