The occurrence of xanthochroism in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelonramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), from the Aegean Sea

Abstract

In the study the first case of aberrant coloration, namely xanthochroism or xanthism in the thinlip grey mullet Chelon ramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae) was reported. The specimen was caught by a purse seiner in November 2019 in İzmir Bay, Aegean Sea and was a female, with mature ovaries which indicate that it had been in a spawning migration or activity in the sampling date.

The First Occurrence of Xanthochromic Fish, Diplodus sargus (Family: Sparidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean

“…Recently, xanthochromic thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada has been reported from Izmir Bay in the Aegean Sea, Turkey by Akalın & Tosunoglu (2020). Also, the same authors stated that a xanthochroic individual of D. sargus was identified in Greece from a photo shared on the social media platform.…”