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Age, Growth and Reproduction of Silvery Pout (Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850) in the Saros Bay (Northeastern Aegean Sea)

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The age, growth and reproduction of Silvery Pout (Gadiculus argenteus), caught in the Bay of Saros (Northeastern Aegean Sea) between April 2005 and September 2008, were investigated. The total length and weight of the G. argenteus ranged from 5.5 cm to 16.8 cm in total length (TL) and from 1.6 g to 30.7 g in weight. The length-weight relationships were estimated W = 0.011*TL2.924.Age data derived from otoliths readings were used to estimate the growth parameters of the von Bertalanffy equation. The population growth parameters for G. argenteus were estimated as L∞ = 14.97 cm, K = 0.28 year−1 and t0 = −1.69 year. The maximum age was 5 years. The data on maturity stages indicated that length at 50% maturity (L50) were 8.94 cm TL for G. argenteus. Monthly values of the gonadosomatic index indicated that reproduction period of G. argenteus was determined between December and March.

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The present study was financially supported of TUBITAK 106Y035. The authors would like to thank the crew of the trawl vessel ‘Sahin Reis’ and all the staff who helped in the fieldwork and in the laboratory.

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  1. Department of Fishing and Processing Technology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100, Çanakkale, Turkey

    Ali Ismen & Mukadder Arslan Ihsanoglu

  2. Department of Marine Science and Limnology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100, Çanakkale, Turkey

    Cahide Cigdem Yigin

  3. Department of Fisheries Technology, Gökçeada School of Applied Sciences, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100, Çanakkale, Turkey

    Melike Idil Oz

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Ismen, A., Yigin, C.C., Ihsanoglu, M.A. et al. Age, Growth and Reproduction of Silvery Pout (Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850) in the Saros Bay (Northeastern Aegean Sea). Thalassas 35, 599–605 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-019-00127-5

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