Authors: Manaşirli, Meltem1; Avşar, Dursun1
Source: Crustaceana, Volume 81, Number 3, 2008 , pp. 289-298(10)
Publisher: BRILL
Abstract:
Aspects of the productive biology and size at first sexual maturity of female Parapenaeus longirostris were analysed from monthly samples collected by deep trawling in Babadıllimanı Bight in the northeastern Mediterranean, from June 1999 to April 2000. Ripe females were found to be present between November and June. The spawning season ranged from the end of autumn through the winter (December-March) to the begining of summer (April-June). The minimum female size at maturity (carapace length) was 13.4 mm, and 50% of the female population was mature at about 18.2 mm (CL50). Fecundity ranged from 12 300 to 125 600 eggs for individuals, with a mean fecundity of 49 127 ± 12 524.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1163/156854008783564136
Affiliations: 1: Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries, TR-01330 Balcali-Adana, Turkey
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