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Table 1 Spawning season and length at first maturity of B. belone from various geographical regions

From: The reproductive cycle, size at maturity and fecundity of garfish (Belone belone, L. 1761) in the eastern Adriatic Sea

Author

Geographical area

Spawning season

Length at maturity (L 50) (cm)

This study

Adriatic Sea

January–May

28.5

Colette and Parin (1986)

Mediterranean (Spain)

February–May

 

Bedoui et al. (2002)

Mediterranean (Tunis)

March–May

36.46

Colette and Parin (1986)

Black Sea

April–September

 

Samsun et al. (2006)

Black Sea

May–September

38.8

Yüce (1970)

Aegean Sea

April–August

 

Uçkun et al. (2004)

Aegean Sea

April–August

 

Rosenthal and Fonds (1973)

Atlantic

May–June

 

Colette and Parin (1986)

Atlantic

May–June

65.0

Dorman (1989, 1991)

Atlantic

May–June