Growth, reproduction and diet of pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus Gmelin, 1789) from Turkey’s Mediterranean Sea coast

Balon balıklarının (Lagocephalus sceleratus) bazı biyolojik verileri iki yıl süren çalışma ile elde edilmiştir. Total boy aralıkları 12,5 ile 65,0 cm arasında değişen 656 adet balon balığı Antalya Körfezi’ndeki ticari balıkçılıktan ve olta avcılığıyla, Aralık 2008 ile Ocak 2010 tarihleri arasında elde edilmiştir. Populasyonun %51,3 erkek, %48,7’si dişi bireylerden oluşmaktadır. Boy ağırlık ilişkisi $TW=0.012TL^{2.979}$ şeklindedir. Aylık örneklemelerden elde edilen boy frekans dağılımlarından yararlanılarak Bhattacharya metodu kullanılarak cohortlar belirlenmiştir. Von Bertalanffy büyüme modeli kullanılarak boy dağılımları verilerinden büyüme eğrisi çizilmiştir. Von Bertalanffy büyüme denklemi $L_1$ = 126,11 $(1-e^{-0.099(t+1.4349)}$şeklindedir. Bu türde üremenin yaz başlarında gerçekleştiği, relatif fekondite 781±172 yumurta $g^{-1}$ total vücut ağırlığı olarak ve ortalama yumurta çapı Haziran ayında 640 μm olarak tespit edilmiştir. Beslenme alışkanlıkları incelendiğinde balon balıklarının karnivor bir tür oldukları ve daha çok crustacea türleri ile beslendikleri belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

üreme, büyüme, diyetler

Türkiye’nin Akdeniz sahillerindeki balon balıklarının (Lagocephalus sceleratus Gmelin, 1789) büyüme,üreme ve beslenme özellikleri

Basic biological information of the puffer fish Lagocephalus sceleratus is presented based on a 2 year study. A sample of 656 fish with total lengths ranging from 12.5 to 65 cm was collected from commercial catches and fishing line at the Antalya Bay between December 2008 and January 2010. Males made up 51.3% whereas females 48.7% of the population. The length - weight relationship was given by $TW=0.012TL^{2.979}$ The Bhattacharya method was used to separate cohorts from a length frequency distribution obtained pooling monthly samplings. The von Bertalanffy growth model was used to fit growth curve to the length frequency data. The von Bertalanffy growth equation were $L_1$ = 126,11 $(1-e^{-0.099(t+1.4349)}$ The spawning takes place during early summer. Relative fecundity was 781±172 eggs $g^{-1}$ the total body weight and average egg size was 640 μm in diameter in June. Analysis of the diet composition showed that the fish is carnivorous and crustaceans are the major food items for L. sceleratus.

Keywords:

reproduction, growth, diets,

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