Turkish Journal of Zoology
Abstract
In this study, the first case of aberrant coloration, namely xanthochroism or xanthism, in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), was reported. The specimen was caught by a purse seiner in November 2019, in İzmir Bay, in the Aegean Sea, and was a female, with mature ovaries, which indicated that it had been in spawning migration or activity on the sampling date.
DOI
10.3906/zoo-2005-47
Keywords
Xanthism, aberrant coloration, Mugilidae, Chelon ramada, İzmir Bay
First Page
538
Last Page
541
Recommended Citation
AKALIN, S, & TOSUNOĞLU, Z (2020). The occurrence of xanthochroism in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada(Teleostei: Mugilidae), from the Aegean Sea. Turkish Journal of Zoology 44 (6): 538-541. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-2005-47
