Acta Adriatica 

About: Acta Adriatica is an academic journal published by Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Mediterranean sea & Biology. It has an ISSN identifier of 0001-5113. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 280 publications have been published receiving 2441 citations. The journal is also known as: Acta Adriatica (online).

Report on Cymothoids (Crustacea, Isopoda) collected from marine fishes in Turkey

Abstract: This work describes Cymothoidae species in Turkey. Some species were collected by the authors, i.e., Anilocra frontalis Milne Edwards, 1840; Nerocila orbignyi (Guerin-Meneville, 1829-1832); Ceratothoa italica Schioedte and Meinert, 1883; Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1826); Ceratothoa parallela (Otto, 1828); Emetha audouini Milne Edwards, 1840; Livoneca punctata (Uljanin, 1872); Mothocya epimerica Costa, 1851, and Mothocya belonae Bruce, 1986. Four of these are reported amongst the Turkish fauna for the first time, i.e., A. frontalis, C. italica, L. punctata, and M. belonae. A list of Cymothoidae already reported from marine fishes of Turkey plus our new reports includes thirteen species (two yet undetermined) from six genera Anilocra, Nerocila, Ceratothoa, Emetha, Livoneca, and Mothocya, and 27 host species. The distributions, hosts, and reporting authors are given.

Some biological parameters of the red mullet, Mullus barbatus L., 1758, from the Gulf of Tunis

Abstract: The red mullet, Mullus barbatus L. 1758 is one of the main target species of the trawl fishing industry along the continental shelf off the Tunisian Gulf. The reproductive biology of this species has been studied based on statistical sampling conducted between February 2003 and January 2004. Length frequency distribution according to sex revealed that the females were highly represantative in the majority of size classes. Monthly variations in the gonadosomatic index (GSI) showed that males spawn from April to July, whereas the reproductive activity of the females occurs in the late spring and summer (May and July). The estimated lengths at maturity (Lm50) were 13.87 cm for males and 13.94 cm for females. According to the length-weight relationship, positive allometry was confirmed for males, females and pooled sexes.