A New Maximum Size Record for Red Porgy, Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the North Aegean Sea, Mediterranean

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Daban İ. B., Ayaz A.

ACTA BIOLOGICA TURCICA, vol.37, no.3, pp.1-8, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Journal Name: ACTA BIOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Journal Indexes: Asos İndeks
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-8
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

On December 14, 2023, a single specimen of red porgy, Pagrus pagrus, was caught around the North Aegean Sea. The sex, total length, total weight, and age of the male individual were determined as 74.5 cm, 8560 g, and 20 years-old, respectively. This individual represents the second maximum length record and the first maximum weight record in the world and the biggest size record for all Mediterraneans.