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

Authors

ADNAN TOKAÇ
OKAN AKYOL
CELALETTİN AYDIN
ALİ ULAŞ

DOI

10.3906/vet-1211-2

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Abnormal pigmentation, surmullet, Mullus surmuletus, Aegean Sea

First Page

754

Last Page

755

Recommended Citation

TOKAÇ, ADNAN; AKYOL, OKAN; AYDIN, CELALETTİN; and ULAŞ, ALİ (2013) "First report of abnormal pigmentation in a surmullet, Mullus surmuletus L. (Osteichthyes: Mullidae)," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 37: No. 6, Article 24. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1211-2
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol37/iss6/24