Weight-Length Relationship and Maximum Length Record of Black Seabream (Spondyliosoma Cantharus Linnaeus, 1758) for Entire Aegean Sea and Turkish Waters

Abstract

The present study was conducted between January 2020 and December 2020 off Saros Bay (Northern Aegean Sea, Turkey). A single specimen of Spondyliosoma cantharus with maximum length (41.0 cm in total length) and weight (1050.00 g in total weight) was caught by a commercial fisherman on 10 June 2020. Total length has been defined as the measurement taken from the anterior-most part of the fish to the end of the caudal fin rays when compressed dorso-ventrally. Total length of the fish sample was measured using the ruler on the measuring board. Photograph of the fish were taken with the ruler and the distance of 1 cm was taken as a scale in order to measure the total length precisely. The scientific name of the species was checked according to FishBase. The weight-length relationship was calculated as W = 0.0263TL(2.82) (R-2 = 0.95) for all samples. This study presents the maximum length and weight values of black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus Linnaeus, 1758) for entire Aegean Sea and Turkish Waters, up to the time.