Galeus melastomus

TL ranged between 27 and 63 cm for males and between 32 and 70 cm for females. Common TL ranged from 41 to 50 cm for males and from 44 to 55 cm for females. G. meastomus was recorded in all months of year. Percentage of females catches was 53.9%. Its caught appeared no significant difference between seasons (X 2 = 10.800, P = 0.013), peak season of landing was in autumn (Fig. 2e), while a peak season of juveniles landing was in winter (Fig. 3e). [19] noted that males and females of G. melastomus matured at 38 and 43 cm TL, respectively. Based on this information, immature males and females constituted about 10 % and 21%, respectively. (Fig. 4e).