Catch Per Unit Effort Values and Composition of the Sparidae (Teleostei) from the Yumurtalık Coastal Waters in Iskenderun Bay

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YELDAN H.

Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, cilt.78, sa.1, ss.75-80, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 78 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.71424/azb78.1.002860
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-80
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE), Iskenderun Bay, Sparidae
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to estimate the Catch per Unit Effort (CPUE) values for sparid fishes in the Yumurtalık coastal zone, Iskenderun Bay. The specimens were collected from 2004 to 2012, using seasonal deep trawl tows and within the depth ranges of 10 to 20 meters. Thirteen species of family Sparidae were identified: Boops boops, Dentex dentex, Diplodus sargus, D. vulgaris, D. annularis, D. puntazzo, Lithognathus mormyrus, Pagrus acerna, P. auriga, P. caeruleostictus, P. pagrus, Pagellus erythrinus and Sparus aurata. Among these, the dominant species were D. annularis, L. mormyrus, P. erythrinus and S. aurata. The frequency of occurrence (FO%) of each species was calculated, with P. erythrinus being the most common species within Sparidae.