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 (SCI-Expanded) 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 (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1798-1799
  • Keywords: Scomberidae, Scomber japonicus, hermaphroditism, chub mackerel, dardanelles, Mediterranean sea
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

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.