- Deniz Yaglioglu
Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey, Biodiversity Implementation and Research Center (DU–BIYOM), Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
denizyaglioglu@duzce.edu.tr - Deniz Ayas
Department of Seafood and Processing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
- Ali Uyan
Iskenderun Technical University, Marine Science and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
- Servet Dogdu
Iskenderun Technical University, Marine Science and Technology Faculty, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
Volume 1 - SUPPLEMENT of ABSTRACTS
Morphometric Differences Between Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Populations from Mediterranean and Aegean Sea
Keywords: Serranidae, Comber, Serranus cabrilla, morphometric
Abstract
The aim here is to investigate morphometric structure of comber Serranus cabrilla populations from Aegean Sea (Izmir) and Mediterranean Sea (Mersin). Truss measurements were made on the specimens by collecting X-Y co-ordinate data for 10 morphological landmarks. Discriminant function analysis was used to investigate morphometric differences between populations using SPSS. Univariate statistics (ANOVA) revealed highly significant differences among locations from 9 out of 18 truss measurements. In discriminant function analysis, a high degree of morphologic differentiation was detected among populations. Proportions of correctly classified individuals into their original grouping showed high classifications in the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea samples, 100 % and 97.1%, respectively. It was observed that samples from the Aegean Sea (Izmir) and Mediterranean Sea (Mersin) were different from each other.