Adnan TOKAÇ, Okan AKYOL, Celalettin AYDIN, Ali ULAŞ

First report of abnormal pigmentation in a surmullet, Mullus surmuletus L. (Osteichthyes: Mullidae)

On 17 October 2012, an abnormally pigmented specimen of the surmullet Mullus surmuletus L. with a standard length of 164 mm was caught off the coast of Urla in İzmir Bay (Aegean Sea). This is the first report of abnormal pigmentation of the surmullet in the Mediterranean Basin. The sample fish had a patterned blue color on the back and its flanks were silvery. This kind of malpigmentation has not been observed in any mullids up to now.

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Key words: Abnormal pigmentation, surmullet, Mullus surmuletus, Aegean Sea

First report of abnormal pigmentation in a surmullet, Mullus surmuletus L. (Osteichthyes: Mullidae)

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Key words: Abnormal pigmentation, surmullet, Mullus surmuletus, Aegean Sea,

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