- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 44 Issue: 6
- The occurrence of xanthochroism in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), fr...
The occurrence of xanthochroism in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), from the Aegean Sea
Authors : Sencer Akalin, Zafer Tosunoglu
Pages : 538-541
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :In this study, the first case of aberrant coloration, namely xanthochroism or xanthism, in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), was reported. The specimen was caught by a purse seiner in November 2019, in Izmir Bay, in the Aegean Sea, and was a female, with mature ovaries, which indicated that it had been in spawning migration or activity on the sampling date.Keywords : Xanthism, aberrant coloration, Mugilidae, Chelon ramada, İzmir Bay