A Hermatophroditic Specimen of Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus in the Dardanelles, Turkey

ÖZEKİNCİ U., AYAZ A., ALTINAĞAÇ U., Cengiz Ö., ÖZTEKİN A.

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES, vol.8, no.9, pp.1798-1799, 2009 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded
  • Page Numbers: pp.1798-1799

Abstract

A hermaphroditic individual of the Chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, caught in the Dardanelles is described in this study. This specimen is the first record of hermaphroditic Chub mackerel for the Mediterranean Sea.