Some properties reproductive of the speckled shrimp (Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798) in the North-eastern Mediterranean

Manasirli M.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES SCIENCES, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.485-493, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.485-493
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Shrimp, Reproduction, Size at first maturity, Mediterranean Sea, PARAPENAEUS-LONGIROSTRIS LUCAS, DECAPODA, CRUSTACEA, BIOLOGY, COCHIN, TURKEY, AREA, SEA
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Speckled shrimp (Metapenaeus monoceros), is a commercially important prawn in the embayments and estuaries of the Mediterranean Sea. It is originally a Lessepsian species which had migrated from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. This study was carried out in the North-eastern Mediterranean Sea between November 2009 and October 2010 with monthly sampling of speckled shrimps, by bottom trawl operations. Totally 784 specimens of this shrimp were studied, and the male/female ratio was determined as 1:1.4. The minimum size at first maturity for females was measured as 74 mm TL, and 50% of the female population were mature at about 110 mm (TL50%). It was also determined that female shrimps had developed their eggs between June to October, with two peak spawning periods between June-July, and August and October.