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Growth and feeding features of the four-spotted megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso,1810) in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye

Year 2023, Volume: 40 Issue: 2, 118 - 125, 15.06.2023

Efe Ulutürk Murat Kaya

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.40.2.05

Abstract

The growth and feeding features of Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso, 1810) (four-spotted megrim) obtained from the Aegean Sea between May 2009 and April 2010 were determined. During the study, 1864 specimens were examined, and the female/male ratio was 1:0.41. The total length range and age distribution for all specimens were 6.3-34.8 cm and I-XIV, respectively. The Von-Bertalanffy growth equations were calculated by using the mean total lengths of each age group. The results were as follows: (L∞= 43.24 cm, K=0.088, t0= -2.897) for females, (L∞= 28.53 cm; K= 0,.25; t0= - 0.829) for males, and (L∞= 42.9 cm, K=0.097, t0= -2.070) for all specimens. The stomach contents of the L. boscii species were also examined; a total of 9 main groups (Amphipoda, Mysidacea, Natantia, Anomura, Brachyura, Stomatopoda, Cephalopoda, Teleostei, Decapod Crustacea) were determined.

Keywords

The Aegean Sea feeding features growth Lepidorhombus boscii

References

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  • Bello, G., & Rizzi, E. (1987). On the growth of the four-spotted scaldfish, Lepidorhombus boscii from the Southern Adriatic. FAO Report, 394, 142–6.
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  • Castilho, R., Dinis, M.T., & Erzini K. (1993). Age and growth of megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso) off the Portuguese continental coast. Fisheries Research, 16, 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-7836(93)90145-W
  • Cengiz, O., Ozekinci, U., İşmen, A., & Oztekin, A. (2013). Age and growth of the four-spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii Risso, 1810) from Saros Bay (Northern Aegean Sea, Turkey). Mediterranean Marine Science, 14(1), 36-44. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.328
  • Cortes, E. (1997). A critical review of methods of studying fish feeding based on analysis of stomach contents: application to elasmobranch fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 54, 726-738. https://doi.org/10.1139/f96-316
  • Crego-Prieto, V., Campo, D., Perez, J., Martinez, J.L., Vazquez, E.G., & Roca, A. (2012). Inaccurate labelling detected at landings and markets: the case of European megrims. Fisheries Research, 129-130, 106-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2012.06.017
  • De Groot, S.J. (1971). On the interrelationships between morphology of the alimentary tract food and feeding behaviour in flatfishes (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes). Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 5, 121-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(71)90008-1
  • Froese, R., & Pauly, D. (2015). FishBase, World Wide Web Electronic Publication Version 2015 online at http://www.fishbase.org, accessed on 09.01.2023
  • İşmen, A., Ozen, O., Altinagac, U., Ozekinci, U., & Ayaz, A. (2007). Weight-length relationships of 63 fish species in Saros Bay, Turkey. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 23(6), 707-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.00872.x
  • Landa, J. (1999). Density-dependent growth of four spot megrim (L. boscii) in the northern Spanish shelf. Fisheries Research, 40, 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00227-6
  • Landa, J., Perez, N., & Pineiro, C. (2002). Growth patterns of the four spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) In the Northeast Atlantic. Fisheries Research, 55, 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(01)00302-2
  • Landa, J., & Fontenla, J. (2016). Age and growth of four spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) in northern Iberian waters corroborated by cohort tracking. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 179, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.01.010
  • Landa, J., & Hernandez, C. (2020). Age estimation, corroboration, and back-calculation of four-spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) on the Porcupine Bank using otoliths. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 243, 106890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106890
  • Morato-Gomes, T., Sola, E., Gros, M.P., Menezes, G., & Pinho, M.R. (1998) Trophic relationships and feeding habits of demersal fishes from the Azores: Importance to multispecies assessment. ICES CM 1998/O, 7, 21p.
  • Morte, S., Redon, M., & Sanz-Brau, A. (1999). Feeding ecology of two megrims Lepidorhombus boscii and L. whiffiagonis in The Western Mediterranean (Gulf of Valencia, Spain). Journal of Marine Biology Associated UK, 79, 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315497000180
  • Nash, R.D.M., & Geffen, A.J. (2005). Age and growth. In R.N. Gibson (Ed.), Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation. Fish & Aquatic Resources Series 9. pp. 138-153, Blackwell Science Oxford. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470995259.ch7
  • Norman, J.R. (1934). A systematic Monograph of the Flatfishes (Heterosomata). Vol. 1. Psettodidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae. British Museum, London. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8585
  • Pinkas, L. M., Oliphant, S., & Iverson, I.L.K. (1971). Food habits of albacore, bluefin tuna and bonito in Californian waters. Calif Fish Game, 152, 1–105.
  • Ricker, W.E. (1979). Growth rates and models in fish physiology. In W.S. Hoar, D.J. Randall, J. Brett (Eds.). Bioenergetics and Growth, Academic Press. 677-743 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1546-5098(08)60034-5
  • RIjnsdorp, A.D., & Ibelings, B. (1989). Sexual dimorphism in the energetics of reproduction and growth of North Sea plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L. Journal of Fish Biology, 35, 401-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1989.tb02992.x
  • Robson, S.M., King, P.A., Hannan, J., & McGrath, D. (2000). Age and growth of a sample of four-spot megrim, Lepidorhombus boscii, from off the west coast of Ireland. Biology and Environment, 100b(3), 143–148.
  • Sanchez, F., Perez, N., & Landa, J. (1998). Distribution and abundance of megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii and Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) on the northern Spanish Shelf. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 55, 494-514. https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.1997.0279
  • Santos, P.T. (1994). Growth and reproduction of the population of the four-spot megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso) off the Portuguese coast. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 32 (3-4), 379-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(94)90015-9
  • Sartor, P., & Ranieri, S.D.E. (1996). Food and feeding habits of Lepidorhombus boscii (Pisces, Scophtalmidae) in the Southern Tuscan Archipelago, Tyrrhenian Sea. Vie Millieu, 46, 57-64.
  • Sartor, P., Sbrana, M., Ungaro, N., Marano, C.A., Piccinetti, C., & Manfrin, G.P. (2002). Distribution and abundance of Citharus linguatula, Lepidorhombus boscii, and Solea vulgaris (Osteichthyes: Pleuronectiformes) in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientia Marina, 66, 83-102. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2002.66s283
  • Sever, T.M., Filiz, H., Bayhan, B., Taskavak, E., & Bilge, G. (2008). Food habits of the hollowsnout grenadier, Caelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810), in the Aegean Sea, Turkey. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 138(1), 81-84.
  • Sparre, P., & Venema, S.C. (1998). Introduction to Tropical Fish Stock Assessment. Part 1-Manual. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. No, 306(1) Rev.2, 407pp.
  • Teixeira, C.M., Batista, M.I., & Cabral, H.N. (2010). Diet, growth and reproduction of four flatfishes on the Portuguese coast. Scientia Marina, 74(2), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n2223
  • Ulutürk, E., Kaya, M., & Irmak, E. (2012). The importance of flatfishes (Pisces/ Pleuronectiformes) of the world and Turkish seas. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 29 (2), 101-108 (in Turkish with abstract in English). https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2012.29.2.08
  • Vassilopoulou, V. (2000). Abundance and distribution of four‐spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) in the Aegean Sea. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 130, 83–88.
  • Vassilopoulou, V. (2006). Dietary habits of the deep-Sea flatfish Lepidorhombus boscii in north-eastern Mediterranean waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 69, 1202-1220. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01199.x
  • Vassilopoulou, V., & Ondrias, I. (1999). Age and growth of the four-spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) in eastern Mediterranean waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 79, 171-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315498000198

Cangidez (Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso, 1810))'in Ege Denizi’ndeki büyüme ve beslenme özellikleri

Year 2023, Volume: 40 Issue: 2, 118 - 125, 15.06.2023

Efe Ulutürk Murat Kaya

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.40.2.05

Abstract

Mayıs 2009-Nisan 2010 tarihleri arasında Ege Denizi'nden temin edilen Lepidorhombus boscii'nin (Risso, 1810) (Cangidez) büyüme ve beslenme özellikleri belirlenmiştir. Çalışma süresince, 1864 birey incelenmiş ve dişi erkek oranı 1:0.41 olarak bulunmuştur. Tüm örnekler için total boy aralığı ve yaş dağılımı sırasıyla, 6,3-34,8 cm ve I-XIV 'dir. Von-Bertalanffy büyüme denklemleri, her yaş grubunun ortalama Total Boy uzunlukları kullanılarak hesaplmıştır. Sonuçlar sırasıyla, dişiler için (L∞= 43,24 cm, K=0,088, t0= -2,897), erkekler için (L∞= 28,53 cm; K= 0,225; t0= - 0,829) ve tüm bireyler için (L∞= 42,9 cm, K=0,097, t0= -2,070) dir. L. boscii türüne ait mide içerikleri incelendiğinde toplam 9 ana besin grubu (Amphipoda, Mysidacea, Natantia, Anomura, Brachyura, Stomatopoda, Cephalopoda, Teleostei, Decapod Crustacea) tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Ege Denizi beslenme özellikleri büyüme Lepidorhombus boscii

References

  • Avşar, D., (2005). Fishery Biology and Population Dynamics. Nobel Publishing, Adana. 332p (In Turkish).
  • Bello, G., & Rizzi, E. (1987). On the growth of the four-spotted scaldfish, Lepidorhombus boscii from the Southern Adriatic. FAO Report, 394, 142–6.
  • Bostancı, D., & Polat, N. (2008). Otolith structure, otolith dimensions-fish length relationships, and age determination of four spotted megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso, 1810). Journal of FisheriesScience.com, 2(3), 375-381. https://doi.org/10.3153/jfscom.mug.200726
  • Castilho, R., Dinis, M.T., & Erzini K. (1993). Age and growth of megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso) off the Portuguese continental coast. Fisheries Research, 16, 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-7836(93)90145-W
  • Cengiz, O., Ozekinci, U., İşmen, A., & Oztekin, A. (2013). Age and growth of the four-spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii Risso, 1810) from Saros Bay (Northern Aegean Sea, Turkey). Mediterranean Marine Science, 14(1), 36-44. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.328
  • Cortes, E. (1997). A critical review of methods of studying fish feeding based on analysis of stomach contents: application to elasmobranch fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 54, 726-738. https://doi.org/10.1139/f96-316
  • Crego-Prieto, V., Campo, D., Perez, J., Martinez, J.L., Vazquez, E.G., & Roca, A. (2012). Inaccurate labelling detected at landings and markets: the case of European megrims. Fisheries Research, 129-130, 106-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2012.06.017
  • De Groot, S.J. (1971). On the interrelationships between morphology of the alimentary tract food and feeding behaviour in flatfishes (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes). Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 5, 121-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(71)90008-1
  • Froese, R., & Pauly, D. (2015). FishBase, World Wide Web Electronic Publication Version 2015 online at http://www.fishbase.org, accessed on 09.01.2023
  • İşmen, A., Ozen, O., Altinagac, U., Ozekinci, U., & Ayaz, A. (2007). Weight-length relationships of 63 fish species in Saros Bay, Turkey. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 23(6), 707-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.00872.x
  • Landa, J. (1999). Density-dependent growth of four spot megrim (L. boscii) in the northern Spanish shelf. Fisheries Research, 40, 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00227-6
  • Landa, J., Perez, N., & Pineiro, C. (2002). Growth patterns of the four spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) In the Northeast Atlantic. Fisheries Research, 55, 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(01)00302-2
  • Landa, J., & Fontenla, J. (2016). Age and growth of four spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) in northern Iberian waters corroborated by cohort tracking. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 179, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.01.010
  • Landa, J., & Hernandez, C. (2020). Age estimation, corroboration, and back-calculation of four-spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) on the Porcupine Bank using otoliths. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 243, 106890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106890
  • Morato-Gomes, T., Sola, E., Gros, M.P., Menezes, G., & Pinho, M.R. (1998) Trophic relationships and feeding habits of demersal fishes from the Azores: Importance to multispecies assessment. ICES CM 1998/O, 7, 21p.
  • Morte, S., Redon, M., & Sanz-Brau, A. (1999). Feeding ecology of two megrims Lepidorhombus boscii and L. whiffiagonis in The Western Mediterranean (Gulf of Valencia, Spain). Journal of Marine Biology Associated UK, 79, 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315497000180
  • Nash, R.D.M., & Geffen, A.J. (2005). Age and growth. In R.N. Gibson (Ed.), Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation. Fish & Aquatic Resources Series 9. pp. 138-153, Blackwell Science Oxford. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470995259.ch7
  • Norman, J.R. (1934). A systematic Monograph of the Flatfishes (Heterosomata). Vol. 1. Psettodidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae. British Museum, London. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8585
  • Pinkas, L. M., Oliphant, S., & Iverson, I.L.K. (1971). Food habits of albacore, bluefin tuna and bonito in Californian waters. Calif Fish Game, 152, 1–105.
  • Ricker, W.E. (1979). Growth rates and models in fish physiology. In W.S. Hoar, D.J. Randall, J. Brett (Eds.). Bioenergetics and Growth, Academic Press. 677-743 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1546-5098(08)60034-5
  • RIjnsdorp, A.D., & Ibelings, B. (1989). Sexual dimorphism in the energetics of reproduction and growth of North Sea plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L. Journal of Fish Biology, 35, 401-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1989.tb02992.x
  • Robson, S.M., King, P.A., Hannan, J., & McGrath, D. (2000). Age and growth of a sample of four-spot megrim, Lepidorhombus boscii, from off the west coast of Ireland. Biology and Environment, 100b(3), 143–148.
  • Sanchez, F., Perez, N., & Landa, J. (1998). Distribution and abundance of megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii and Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) on the northern Spanish Shelf. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 55, 494-514. https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.1997.0279
  • Santos, P.T. (1994). Growth and reproduction of the population of the four-spot megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso) off the Portuguese coast. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 32 (3-4), 379-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(94)90015-9
  • Sartor, P., & Ranieri, S.D.E. (1996). Food and feeding habits of Lepidorhombus boscii (Pisces, Scophtalmidae) in the Southern Tuscan Archipelago, Tyrrhenian Sea. Vie Millieu, 46, 57-64.
  • Sartor, P., Sbrana, M., Ungaro, N., Marano, C.A., Piccinetti, C., & Manfrin, G.P. (2002). Distribution and abundance of Citharus linguatula, Lepidorhombus boscii, and Solea vulgaris (Osteichthyes: Pleuronectiformes) in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientia Marina, 66, 83-102. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2002.66s283
  • Sever, T.M., Filiz, H., Bayhan, B., Taskavak, E., & Bilge, G. (2008). Food habits of the hollowsnout grenadier, Caelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810), in the Aegean Sea, Turkey. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 138(1), 81-84.
  • Sparre, P., & Venema, S.C. (1998). Introduction to Tropical Fish Stock Assessment. Part 1-Manual. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. No, 306(1) Rev.2, 407pp.
  • Teixeira, C.M., Batista, M.I., & Cabral, H.N. (2010). Diet, growth and reproduction of four flatfishes on the Portuguese coast. Scientia Marina, 74(2), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n2223
  • Ulutürk, E., Kaya, M., & Irmak, E. (2012). The importance of flatfishes (Pisces/ Pleuronectiformes) of the world and Turkish seas. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 29 (2), 101-108 (in Turkish with abstract in English). https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.2012.29.2.08
  • Vassilopoulou, V. (2000). Abundance and distribution of four‐spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) in the Aegean Sea. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 130, 83–88.
  • Vassilopoulou, V. (2006). Dietary habits of the deep-Sea flatfish Lepidorhombus boscii in north-eastern Mediterranean waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 69, 1202-1220. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01199.x
  • Vassilopoulou, V., & Ondrias, I. (1999). Age and growth of the four-spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) in eastern Mediterranean waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 79, 171-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315498000198
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Efe Ulutürk 0000-0002-9246-8078

Murat Kaya 0000-0002-3242-6079

Early Pub Date June 10, 2023
Publication Date June 15, 2023
Submission Date February 7, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023Volume: 40 Issue: 2

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APA Ulutürk, E., & Kaya, M. (2023). Growth and feeding features of the four-spotted megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso,1810) in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 40(2), 118-125. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.40.2.05