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

Cilt: 40 Sayı: 3 15 Eylül 2023
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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.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Ekoloji , Hidrobiyoloji , Balıkçılık Yönetimi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

3 Eylül 2023

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Eylül 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

9 Mayıs 2023

Kabul Tarihi

21 Ağustos 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 40 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
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