The Distribution and Fishing of two Mediterranean Eledone spp. (Octopoda: Cephalopoda) in the Aegean Sea

Authors

ALP SALMAN
TUNCER KATAGAN
ALİ CEMAL GÜCÜ

DOI

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Abstract

The spatial distributions of Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) and Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798) were examined based on four seasonal trawl surverys carried out between 1991-1992 covering 20-500 meters of the Turkish and international waters in the Aegean Sea. It was found that E. cirrhosa inhabits all depth ranges examined in the northern part, but it was seldom observed in the south. E. moschata, on the other hand, has a basin-wide distribution and solely inhabits the upper 200-meter depth range.

Keywords

Octopoda, Aegean Sea, fishing, distribution, Eledone spp.

First Page

165

Last Page

172

Recommended Citation

SALMAN, ALP; KATAGAN, TUNCER; and GÜCÜ, ALİ CEMAL (2000) "The Distribution and Fishing of two Mediterranean Eledone spp. (Octopoda: Cephalopoda) in the Aegean Sea," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 24: No. 2, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol24/iss2/7