The Abundance and Distribution of Some Teleost Fishes’ Eggs and Larvae in Izmir Bay between the years 2011-2013

Abstract

In this study, the samples were collected seasonally from 9 stations vertically by 57 cm diameter with 200 micron mesh size between 2011-2013. We obtained 23570 eggs/m2, 107 prelarvae/m2 and 8605 larvae/m2 identified 30 species belonging to 19 families. The eggs and larvae of the species Engraulis encrasicolus (21624 eggs/m2, 7169 larvae/m2) were found to be dominant in Izmir Bay. Maximum species diversity were detected in the spring (17 species) and summer (19 species).

Keywords

• İhtiyoplankton
• Yumurta
• Larva
• Bolluk
• Dağılım
• İzmir Körfezi