Cyclicity in ontogeny and age determination of Flexopecten glaber (Bivalvia, Pectinidae) in the Black Sea
Journal: Nature Conservation Research
Year: 2024

Flexopecten glaber is an actively fished species in the Mediterranean Sea and a promising candidate for mariculture in the Black Sea. Flexopecten glaber is included in the Red Data Books of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city as a species declining in number (Category 2). In this study, over 1500 specimens sampled near the Crimean Peninsula between 2017 and 2023 were analysed to investigate the ontogeny of F. glaber and develop a method for determining individual age, based on the relatio