Recent data of maximum age and length of painted comber Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) in Mediterranean Sea

Authors

  • Barbara ZORICA
  • Armin PALLAORO
  • Gorenka SINOVČIĆ
  • Vanja ČIKEŠ KEČ

Keywords:

Serranus scriba, Serranidae, maximum length, maximum age, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Abstract

            The present study was undertaken not only to register the new recently noticed maximum age and total length of Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758), contributing to the knowledge of this species in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea inclusively. A painted comber specimen of 323 mm of total length and age 16 years was caught during August 2008 in the Lavdra Channel (middle-eastern Adriatic Sea).

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Published

15.12.2010

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Short communication