Study growth characteristics of Pteromylaeus bovinus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) in habiting Northeasternin the Mediterranean bay

This work, eagle stingray (Pteromylaeus bovinus) for the purposes of determining the age and growth of the properties was carried out in the Gulf of Iskenderun. Total length ranges from 30 to 50 cm between changing in 95 eagle were collected as by-catch from small-scale commercial fishermen during February 2011-January 2013. Male and female individuals of the fish total length-weight relationship is an exponential relationship, the equation W=0,05815xL2,9369, regression coefficient is R2=0,9693, n=94. The equation fort he growth of all individuals using the type von Bertalanffy; Lt=123,597 [1-e-0,187 (t+0,392)]. Key Words: Eagle stingray Aging method, Growth, Pteromylaeus bovinus, Mediterranean Sea