Ayyildiz, HakanOzen, OzcanAltin, Aytac2025-01-272025-01-2720140025-31541469-7769https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315413001847https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22237This paper studies age, growth and hatch date distributions of young of the year striped sea bream Lithognathus mormyrus from Canakkale near shores by using a beach seine during September 2006-December 2007. Using otolith microstructure analysis, a total of 416 specimens ranging from 20 to 103mm L-T were aged and found to be between 30 and 307 days old. Average growth rates were estimated to 0.325mmd(-1). The juvenile instantaneous mortality coefficient was found to be 0.0219, which corresponds to a daily mortality of 2.16%. The hatching period of the striped sea bream was determined to occur between April and January, with relatively higher hatching frequency in August.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessLithognathus mormyrusmortalitystriped sea breemhatch datedaily growthArticle94360761310.1017/S0025315413001847Q3WOS:0003335613000172-s2.0-84897049804Q3