maturity lengths of demersal fish species in the central Aegean Sea. Fish samples were
collected by bottom trawling in İzmir Bay. Sampling was carried out at monthly intervals over
a three-year period. The sample size of 21 species was sufficient to estimate their spawning
period and length at first maturity. These species were Arnoglossus laterna, A. thori,
Blennius ocellaris, Boops boops,