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

In this 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 Izmir Bay, in the Aegean Sea, and was a female, with mature ovaries, which indicated that it had been in spawning migration or activity on the sampling date.TUBITAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [118O317]This specimen was caught during a field study for TUBITAK, under project number 118O317. The authors would like to thank Suleyman Canbaz and Arif Yalili, the skipper of the purse seiner AFALA and the executive chief of DALKO Fisheries Cooperative, respectively. We also would like to express our sincere appreciation to Aylin Ulman for her assistance in editing and checking of the manuscript language