New Record of Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839) from Mersin Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean

Authors : Deniz AYAS, Nuray ÇİFTÇİ, Hasan Deniz AKBORA

Pages : 268-275

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.646334

View : 19 | Download : 11

Publication Date : 2019-10-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :In this study, it was aimed to present the morphometric and meristic data of Carcharhinus brevipinna insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Müller & Henle, 1839); which caught from Mersin Bay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(coordinate: 36°13`44.8`N34° 01`42.1`E, 36°14`28.2`N 34°02`19.6`E); in February 2019. The total length of this shark specimen, which caught from a depth of 20 m, is 115 cm, and its weight is 11.5 kg. Morphometric measurements of the individual made, its photographs were taken and given the catalog number insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MEUFC-19-11-104); and recorded in the Museum of the Systematic, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University.
Keywords : Carcharhinus brevipinna, Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Sea