Occurrence of a Shoal of Bull Ray Aetomylaeus bovinus (Myliobatidae) Around a Sea-Cage Farm in İskenderun Bay (Türkiye, NE Mediterranean Sea)
Articles > Article · 2022
Authors: Okan AKYOL, Halil Şen, Christian Capapé
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, International Refereed University Journal, International, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), 2022, vol 5, pp 199-202
Summary
In this study, a shoal of bull rays, Aetomylaeus bovinus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817), around a sea-cage fish farm in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey is reported. Such an aggregation is probably due to ontogenetic shift but may also be a factor of reproductive process as some pregnant females were observed. The number of individuals recorded, in all more than 25, shows that the species is still present in the area but needs a conservation plan due to its k-selected life-histories and potential for extinction.