Reproductive Cycle, Sexual Maturity and Fecundity of Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Journal: Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences
Year: 2024

The study aims to determine the reproductive biology and 50% maturity length of red mullet (M. barbatus) by taking monthly samples in the Black Sea between October 2017 and September 2018. The difference in the sex ratio of the samples (female: 936, male: 454) was found to be significant. It was understood that the results of the methods used to determine the reproductive period (GSI, macroscopic analysis of gonads, microscopic analysis of gonads) were compatible with each other. The reproductio