AGE AND GROWTH OF BLACK-BELLIED ANGLERFISH Lophius budegassa (Spinola, 1807) FROM THE CENTRAL AEGEAN SEA, TURKEY

U svrhu utvrđivanja dobi i rasta, ukupno 558 primjeraka grdobine žutke Lophius budegassa (Spinola, 1807) je uzorkovano povlačnim ribarskim mrežama pri komercijalnom ribolovu u srednjem Egejskom moru u razdoblju od rujna 2017. do kolovoza 2018. Dob se određivala brojanjem prstena rasta na poprečnom presjeku illiciuma (modificirane prve dorzalne peraje). Očitavanjem illiciuma jedinke su kategorizirane u dobne skupine od II-XI. Vrijednosti totalne dužine i mase su se kretale između 12,0 – 65,0 cm, odnosno 24,5 – 4682,0 g. Von Bertalanffy parametri rasta procijenjeni su za mužjake, ženke i kombinirani spol L. budegassa. Također, rezultati su uspoređeni s prethodnim istraživanjima.A total of 558 specimens of black-bellied anglerfish Lophius budegassa(Spinola, 1807) were collected by the vessels engaged in commercial trawl fishing in the Central Aegean Sea between September 2017 and August 2018 in order to determine age and growth. Ageing was based on growth ring counts of transverse sections of the illicium (first ray of the dorsal fin). By reading the illicium, individuals were found within II-XI age groups. Total lengths and weights ranged between 12.0 – 65.0 cm and 24.5 – 4682.0 g, respectively. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters were estimated for males, females and combined sexes of L. budegassa. The results are compared with previous studies