About the record of the black-bellied angler, Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807, from Sinop coast in the Black Sea, Turkey

One specimen of the black-bellied angler, Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807, was caught off Sinop (Black Sea, Turkey) on 8 February 2015 by turbot bottom set net. The specimen weighed 1926.6 g and measured 42.2 cm standard length (SL) and 51.8 cm total length (TL). The specimen sexed as a maturing mal...

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Main Authors: SUMER, Cetin, BILGIN, Sabri, BEKTAS, Serdar, SATILMIS, Hasan Huseyin
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR) 2016
Subjects:
Turbot
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.21411/cbm.a.afdd5978
http://application.sb-roscoff.fr/cbm/doi/10.21411/CBM.A.AFDD5978
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Summary:One specimen of the black-bellied angler, Lophius budegassa Spinola, 1807, was caught off Sinop (Black Sea, Turkey) on 8 February 2015 by turbot bottom set net. The specimen weighed 1926.6 g and measured 42.2 cm standard length (SL) and 51.8 cm total length (TL). The specimen sexed as a maturing male with a testicular development stage II. This work has undoubtedly enhanced our knowledge on the recent introduction of the black-bellied angler in the Black Sea.

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