Age, Growth and Reproduction of Goldband Goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis Bleeker (1855)) from the Gulf of Antalya (Turkey)

作者：Ozvarol Zehra Arzu Becer^*; Balci Beytullah Ahmet; Tasli Mehmet Gokoglu Ayse; Kaya Yasemin; Pehlivan Meltem

来源：Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 2010, 9(5): 939-945.

• Goldband goatfish
• Upeneus moluccensis
• growth reporduction
• Gulf of Antalya
• Western Mediterranean

We investigated the age and sex composition, growth parameters, sexual maturity, spawning season and fecundity of goldband goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis) n = 464 caught in Gulf of Antalya in the western Mediterranean Sea sampling, monthly between February 2002-August 2003. Age groups ranged between 0 and V, with the second year-classes dominating. Females made up 73.92% and males 26.08% of the specimens. The sexes ranged from 8.0-21.1 cm and 5.1-108.2 g, respectively. The von males and females matured at a total length of 11 cm and I year old. The spawning period occurred between July and October.

• 出版日期2010