New Data on the Age, Size and Feeding of the Shi Drum Umbrina cirrosa (Sciaenidae) off the Black Sea Coast of Crimea
Journal: Journal of Ichthyology
Year: 2023

The shi drum Umbrina cirrosa is a rare poorly studied fish species in the Black Sea. The largest individual for this water area was recorded off the coast of the Crimea; a male, whose total length was 784 mm, standard length 706 mm, body weight 5515.2 g, age 4 years; gonads of the maturity stage III had a weight of 33.11 g. Mollusks Solen marginatus and Abra segmentum, polychaete of the family Scalibregmatidae, and the jaguar round crab Xantho poressa were found in the diet composition. The pape