The First Occurrence of Xanthochromic Fish, Diplodus sargus (Family: Sparidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean

Authors : Deniz ERGÜDEN, Mevlüt GÜRLEK, Ferhat KABAKLI, Cemal TURAN

Pages : 34-40

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.1098658

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Publication Date : 2022-04-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A single specimen white seabream, Diplodus sargus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Linnaeus, 1758);, was recorded on 11 November 2019 from the coast of Konacık insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Arsuz); in the Iskenderun Bay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(North-eastern Mediterranean, Turkey);. This specimen was identified as a specimen of Diplodus sargus. Known as Xanthochromism, abnormal skin coloration is an unusually yellow pigmentation in fishes. It is often associated with the lack of usual red pigmentation and its replacement with yellow. The present paper reported the first occurrence of the xanthochromic specimen of Diplodus sargus from Turkey`s Mediterranean coast.
Keywords : White seabream, Xanthochromism, Mediterranean Sea, Iskenderun Bay, Turkey