İskenderun Körfezi Mürekkep Balığının (Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758) Bazı Morfolojik Özellikleri

Abstract

In this study, some morphometric aspects of cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) from İskenderun Bay was determined. 52 female, 48 male, totally
100 specimens collected from 20 to 70 m depth range with trawl surveys from commercial vessel in March 2011. The mean mantle lengths
of male and female individuals were 13,84±0,16 and 13,41±0,24 cm respectively. The relationships between body weight and mantle
weight, body weight and cuttlebone weight were linear, the relationships between mantle length and body weight, mantle and cuttlebone
weight were isometric.