Some Biological Parameters of the Erythrean Mantis Shrimp, Erugosquilla Massavensis (Kossmann, 1880) (Stomatopoda, Squillidae) in the Northeastern Mediterranean (Turkish Waters)

Authors: Gökoğlu, Mehmet¹; Kaya, Yasemin¹; Deval, Mehmet C.²; Tosunoğlu, Zafer³

Source: Crustaceana, Volume 81, Number 1, 2008 , pp. 35-42(8)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

This paper provides some biological information on Erugosquilla massavensis (Kossmann, 1880) in the northeastern Mediterranean for fishery biologists and managers. A 271 specimens of the Erythrean mantis shrimp were obtained from commercial shrimp catching as a bycatch, using trammel nets, between February and June 2003 in Antalya Bay. The mantis shrimp ranged in size from 71 mm (body length, BL) to 136 mm. The sex ratio was 1 : 1. Length-weight relationships were determined for males, females, and combined sexes as: W = 0.00013 × BL^2.476, W = 0.000062 × BL^2.628, and W = 0.000091× BL^2.546, respectively.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156854008783244843

Affiliations: 1: Faculty of Fisheries, Akdeniz University, TR-07058 Antalya, Turkey 2: Faculty of Fisheries, Akdeniz University, TR-07058 Antalya, Turkey, Faculty of Fisheries, Istanbul University, TR-34470 Laleli-Istanbul, Turkey;, Email: deval@arcor.de 3: Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, TR-35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

Publication date: 2008-01-01