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The occurrence of xanthochroism in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), from the Aegean Sea
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- 1. Ege Univ, Fac Fisheries, Dept Marine & Inland Waters Sci & Technol, Izmir, Turkey
- 2. Ege Univ, Fac Fisheries, Dept Fishing & Proc Technol, Izmir, Turkey
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In this study, the first case of aberrant coloration, namely xanthochroism or xanthism, in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), was reported. The specimen was caught by a purse seiner in November 2019, in Izmir Bay, in the Aegean Sea, and was a female, with mature ovaries, which indicated that it had been in spawning migration or activity on the sampling date.
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