The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential use of otolith microchemistry (Sr:Ca and Ba:Ca ratios) to identify silver mullet, Mugil curema, populations in Southeastern Caribbean Sea. Fish samples were collected in 7 areas of Nueva Esparta State (Venezuela). The otolith Sr:Ca and Ba:Ca ratios and water Sr:Ca were determined (by ICP-OES and EDTA volumetric method). Otoliths Sr:Ca a...

Grey-mullet are heterosexual fish and gonochorism is the general rule. Cytological cnalysis of sex-differentiation was studied by light microscopy (Stenger, 1959 ; Leray, 1968 ; Thong, 1969 ; Cassifour, 1975), but germ-cell characteristics were not sufficiently defined at this level and no distinction could be made between primordial germ-cells, oogonia and spermatogonia. Electron microscopy ha...

This study was carried out during May 2010 – April 2011 in order to determine various biological properties of red mullet occurring in the Eastern Black Sea region. The average length and weight of 1435 specimens were determined as 13.13 cm and 23.14 g, respectively. Weight-length relationship was determined as W = 0.0088 L3.0338. The age distribution of this population ranged between I and VII...

Ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. poses health risks both to fish and humans. In this study, the presence of ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. was investigated in red mullet (Mullus barbatus barbatus) and surmullet (Mullus surmuletus), widely caught species in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. A total of 208 fish samples, provided from fishermen of Mersin province (Turkey) were studied. U...

This study was carried out during May 2010 – April 2011 in order to determine various biological properties of red mullet occurring in the Eastern Black Sea region. The average length and weight of 1435 specimens were determined as 13.13 cm and 23.14 g, respectively. Weight-length relationship was determined as W = 0.0088 L3.0338. The age distribution of this population ranged between I and VII...

population dynamic parameters of red mullet, mullus barbatus (n=592) caught by trawlers operating in arzew gulf (algeria) in the western mediterranean were studied. samples were collected between february 2013 and january 2014. females ranged from 10.9-23.2 cm in total length and 12-149.2 g in weight whereas males length was comprised between 12.6 and 19.7 cm and weight between 21.3 and 99.9 g....

the present study was carried out in 2011 to measure concentration of heavy metals chromium and tin in liver and muscle tissue of liza aurata (golden grey mullet) in estuaries of the rivers babolroud, tajan and gorganroud. accordingly, after sampling the target are asandisolating muscle (18samples) and liver (18samples) tissues, they were digested and analyzed using graphite furnace atomic abso...