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Growth parameters of the invasive blue swimming crab Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) (Crustacea) in the North-Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye

Year 2022, , 285 - 294, 01.10.2022

İrem Nur Yeşilyurt , Canan Türeli , Sedat Gundogdu

https://doi.org/10.3153/AR22028

Abstract

The blue swimming crab, Portunus segnis, is a Lessepsian and the most abundant and economically significant crab species on the Mediterranean Sea coast of Türkiye. However, there are a few studies on the growth of P. segnis in Türkiye. Our objective is to determine the allometry, and growth parameters of P. segnis in Iskenderun Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean. Blue swimming crabs were sampled using a bottom trawl net from July 2014 to June 2015. Totally 320 specimens were caught. The carapace width (CW) varied from 38.1 to 163.17 mm (mean: 109.88±27.56 mm) and the total weight (TW) was measured at a minimum of 3.46 and a maximum of 324.36 g. The width (CW)- weight (TW) relationships of the crabs were estimated as log(TW)=2.9028CW-9.0664 (R2=0.7452) for the females and log(TW)=2.9773CW-9.3842 (R2=0.8433) for the males. The carapace width-weight relationships of both sexes indicated that the growth pattern is allometric (p<0.05). The von Bertalanffy growth parameters were computed as CW∞=166.00 mm, K=1.2 year-1, t0=-1.62 years, C=0, WP=0.20, and Φ´=4.519 for all crabs. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters of P. segnis were determined on the coasts of Türkiye, for the first time. 

Keywords

Crustacea Decapoda Portunus segnis von Bertalanffy Allometry

Supporting Institution

Cukurova University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

Project Number

SÜF2013BAP25

Thanks

The authors thank, commercial trawler's complement "MAVI SU 3" for performing the trawling operations.

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  • Safaie, M., Kiabi, B., Pazooki, J., Shokri, M.R. (2013). Growth parameters and mortality rates of the blue swimming crab, Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in coastal waters of Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 60, 9-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-016-0073-y
  • Tureli, C., Celik, M., Erdem, U. (2000). Comparison of Meat Composition and Yield of Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus RATHBUN, 1896) and Sand Crab (Portunus pelagicus LINNE, 1758) Caught in Iskenderun Bay, North-East Mediterranean. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 24, 195-203.
  • Tureli, C., Miller, T., Gündoğdu, S., Yeşilyurt, İ. N. (2016). Growth and Mortality of Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) in the North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of FisheriesSciences.com, 2, 55-62.
  • Tureli, C., Yesilyurt, I.N. (2017). Reproductive biology of the blue swimming crab, Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in Yumurtalık Cove, North-Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Mediterranean Marine Science, 18, 424-432. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.13789
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Year 2022, , 285 - 294, 01.10.2022

İrem Nur Yeşilyurt , Canan Türeli , Sedat Gundogdu

https://doi.org/10.3153/AR22028

Abstract

Project Number

SÜF2013BAP25

References

  • Bakır, A.K., Katağan, T., Aker, H.V., Özcan, T., Sezgin, M., Ateş, A.S., Koçak, C., Kırkım, F. (2014). The marine arthropods of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 38, 765-831. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1405-48
  • Ben Abdallah-Ben Hadj Hamida, O., Ben Hadj Hamida, N., Chaouch, H., Missaoui, H. (2019). Allometry, condition factor and growth of the swimming blue crab Portunus segnis in the Gulf of Gabes, Southeastern Tunisia (Central Mediterranean). Mediterranean Marine Science, 20(3), 566-576. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.14515
  • Brenchley, G.A., & Carlton, J.T. (1983). Competitive Displacement of Native Mud Snails by Introduced Periwinkles in the New England Intertidal Zone. Biology Bulletin, 165, 543-558. https://doi.org/10.2307/1541464
  • Doğan, A., Dağlı, E., Özcan, T., Bakır, K., Ergen, Z., Önen, M., Katağan, T. (2007). Türkiye denizlerinde dağılım gösteren ekonomik öneme sahip omurgasızlar. Türk Sucul Yaşam Dergisi, 3-5(5-8), 36-44.
  • Fox, H.M. (1924).The migration of a Red Sea crab through the Suez Canal. Nature, 113, 714-715. https://doi.org/10.1038/113714b0
  • Gayanilo, F.C., Sparre, P., Pauly, D. (2005). FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools II (FiSAT II). Revised version. User's guide. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). 8, 168 pp. ISBN: 92-5-105300-6
  • Giraldes, B.W., Al-Maslamani, I., Al-Ashwel, A., Chatting, M., Smyth, D. (2016). Basic assessment of Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) – A baseline for stock management in the Western Arabian Gulf. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 42, 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2016.02.001
  • Gokoglu, N., Yerlikaya, P. (2003). Determination of proximate composition and mineral contents of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and swim crab (Portunus pelagicus) caught off the Gulf of Antalya. Food Chemistry, 80, 495-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00318-7
  • Gruvel, A. (1928). Répartition géographique de quelques Crustacés sur les côtes d’Egyprte et de Syrie. Centre de Recherche de le Societé Biogéographique 5, 45-46.
  • Haefner, P.A. Jr. (1985). Morphometry, reproduction, diet, and epizoites of Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976 (Decapoda, Brachyura). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 5, 658–672. https://doi.org/10.2307/1548243
  • Hajjej, G., Sley, A., Jarboui, O. (2016). Morphometrics and length-weight relationship in the blue swimming crab, Portunus segnis (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the gulf of Gabes, Tunisia. International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (IJEAS), 3, 10-16.
  • Havel, J.E., Kovalenko, K.E., Thomaz, S.M., Amalfitano, S., Kats, L.B. (2015). Aquatic invasive species: challenges for the future. Hydrobiologia, 750, 147-170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-2166-0
  • Hosseini, M., Pazooki, J., Safaie, M., Tadi-Beni, F. (2014a). The Biology of the Blue Swimming Crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) along the Bushehr Coasts, Persian Gulf. Environmental Studies of Persian Gulf, 1, 81-92.
  • Hosseini, M., Pazooki, J., Safaei, M. (2014b). Size at Maturity, Sex Ratio and Variant Morphometrics of Blue Swimming Crab Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) from Boushehr Coast (Persian Gulf). Journal of Marine Science: Research & Development, 4(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9910.1000149
  • Inandi, B.T. (2015). Several bio-ecological characteristics of blue swimming crab (Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775)) in Iskenderun Bay. [Master thesis, Univ. of Mustafa Kemal], 53 pp.
  • Kamrani, E., Sabili, A.N., Yahyavi, M. (2010). Stock Assessment and Reproductive Biology of the Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus pelagicus in Bandar Abbas Coastal Waters, Northern Persian Gulf. Journal of the Persian Gulf (Marine Science), 1, 11-22.
  • Katsanevakis, S., Wallentinus, I., Zenetos, A., Leppäkoski, E., Çınar, M.E., Öztürk, B., Grabowski, M., Golani, D., Cardoso, A.C. (2014). Impacts of marine invasive alien species on ecosystem services and biodiversity: a pan-European critical review. Aquatic Invasions, 9, 391-423. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2014.9.4.01
  • Klaoudatos, D., Kapiris, K. (2014). Alien crabs in the Mediterranean Sea: Current status and perspectives. In C. Ardovini (Ed.), Crabs: Global Diversity, Behavior and environmental threats (pp. 101-159). Nova Science Publisher. ISBN: 978-1-63321-290-9. https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4463.4240
  • Lai, J.C.Y., Ng, P.K.L., Davie, P.J.F. (2010). A revision of the Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) species complex (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae), with the recognition of four species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 58, 199-237.
  • Miller, T.J., Smith, S.G. (2003). Modeling crab growth and population dynamics: Insights from the Blue crab conference. Bulletin of Marine Science, 72, 537-541.
  • Noori, A., Moghaddam, P., Kamrani, E., Akbarzadeh, A., Kalvani Neitali, B., Pinheiro, M. (2015). Condition factor and carapace width versus wet weight relationship in the blue swimming crab Portunus segnis. Animal Biology, 65, 87-99. https://doi.org/10.1163/15707563-00002463
  • Olgunoglu, M.P., Olgunoglu, I.A. (2016). Heavy Metal Contents in Blue Swimming Crab from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Mersin Bay, Turkey. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 25, 2233-2237. https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62795
  • Ozcan, T. (2003). Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus R., 1896) and Sand crab (Portunus pelagicus L., 1758) Distribution in the Iskenderun Bay. [Master thesis, Univ. of Mustafa Kemal], 42 pp.
  • Ozcan, T., Katagan, T., Kocatas, A. (2005). Brachyuran Crabs from Iskenderun bay. Crustaceana, 78, 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568540054020550
  • Ozcan, T., Akyurt, I. (2006). Population biology of sand crab [Portunus pelagicus (Linneaus, 1758)] and blue crab [Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896] in Iskenderun Bay. E.U. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 23, 407-411.
  • Pauly, D. (1983). Some simple methods for the assessment of tropical fish stocks. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, 234, 52 pp. ISBN: 92-5-101333-0
  • Pauly, D., Munro, J.L. (1984). Once more on the comparison of growth in fish and invertebrates. Fishbyte, 2, 21.
  • Safaie, M., Kiabi, B., Pazooki, J., Shokri, M.R. (2013). Growth parameters and mortality rates of the blue swimming crab, Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in coastal waters of Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 60, 9-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-016-0073-y
  • Tureli, C., Celik, M., Erdem, U. (2000). Comparison of Meat Composition and Yield of Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus RATHBUN, 1896) and Sand Crab (Portunus pelagicus LINNE, 1758) Caught in Iskenderun Bay, North-East Mediterranean. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 24, 195-203.
  • Tureli, C., Miller, T., Gündoğdu, S., Yeşilyurt, İ. N. (2016). Growth and Mortality of Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) in the North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of FisheriesSciences.com, 2, 55-62.
  • Tureli, C., Yesilyurt, I.N. (2017). Reproductive biology of the blue swimming crab, Portunus segnis (Forskal, 1775) in Yumurtalık Cove, North-Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Mediterranean Marine Science, 18, 424-432. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.13789
  • Williamson, M.H. (1996). Biological Invasions. Chapman and Hall, London, UK, 244pp. ISBN: 0412591901
  • Williamson, M.H., Fitter, A. (1996). The characters of successful invaders. Biological Conservation, 78, 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(96)00025-0
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Primary Language English
Subjects Maritime Engineering, Maritime Engineering (Other)
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

İrem Nur Yeşilyurt 0000-0002-0618-1258

Canan Türeli 0000-0002-8682-8081

Sedat Gundogdu 0000-0002-4415-2837

Project Number SÜF2013BAP25
Publication Date October 1, 2022
Submission Date April 14, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022

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APA Yeşilyurt, İ. N., Türeli, C., & Gundogdu, S. (2022). Growth parameters of the invasive blue swimming crab Portunus segnis (Forskål, 1775) (Crustacea) in the North-Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye. Aquatic Research, 5(4), 285-294. https://doi.org/10.3153/AR22028

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