Flat needlefish

Ablennes hians

Turkish Name: Zargana

Belonidae Saltwater Large (> 30cm)

Quick Facts

Family Belonidae
Environment Saltwater
Size Large (> 30cm)

Meristic Counts

Dorsal soft rays (total) 23
Anal soft rays 24
Pectoral soft rays 13
Vertebrae 82

Description

Body flattened and elongated. Eyes on the left side. Eye surface regular brown, blunt surface whitish. The mouth is inferior (lower position), the lateral line is not well developed, it is located on the eyed side and is one. Pectoral fin fused with anal fin. Common size is 7-15 cm. Maximum length is 20 cm.

Scientific Identifiers

Deposited In Iskenderun Technical University

SEQUENCE: COI-5P

Sequence ID Ablennes hians isolate AH1
GenBank Accession PV124771.1
Last Updated 2025-02-17
Genome Mitochondrial
Locus COI
Nucleotides 603 bp
DNA Sequence
GGCACTGCCTTAAGTCTTCTCATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAACCTGGCTCCCTTTTAGGTGACGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATCGTTACAGCACATGCTTTTGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATCGGAGGCTTTGGAAACTGATTAGTACCACTGATAATCGGAGCTCCTGACATAGCATTCCCCCGAATGAATAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCTTACCTCCATCATTTCTCCTCCTTTTAGCCTCATCTGGGGTCGAAGCGGGTGCAGGAACCGGATGAACTGTCTACCCCCCCTTAGCCGGGAACCATGCTGGAGCATCCGTAGACCACAATCTTTTCCTTACATTTAGCAGGTGTTTCATCAATCCTTGGGGCTATTAACTTTATCACCACAATTATCAACATAAAACCCCCTGCAATTTCACAATATCAAACCCCTCTCTTCGTATGAGCCGTTTTAATCACTGCCGTCCTTCTCCTCCTCTCCCTCCCTGTTTTAGCTGCTGGCATTACTATACTCCTAACAGACCGAAATTTAAATACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGAGGCGGAGATCCCATCCTCTATCAACA
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COLLECTION INFORMATION

Country/Ocean Turkey/Mediterranean Sea
Province/Region Iskenderun Bay
Specific Location Iskenderun
Collection Date 2024-12-21
Collector Servet Doğdu