Head od the research group

Group members

  • dr.sc. A. Pallaoro, znanstveni savjetnik (Institut za Oceanografiju u Splitu)

Deparment of Biology

Research areas:

  • Biology
  • Ichthyology

Research description:

Investigation of dynamic of population of fish including analysis of biometric properties (morphometric and meristic characteristics), age, growth and mortality, length-weight relationships, diet composition and feeding habits of Adriatic fish. Scientific collaboration we realise with laboratory of ichthyology and coastal fishing (Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries) which investigate biology and ecology of Adriatic fishes. The main object of research are connect with investigations dynamic of population certain species that belong fish families of Carangidae, Sparidae, Gadidae, Scopthalamidae, Trachinidae, Triakidae and Rajidae. Special target was investigation of diet and feeding habits of fish species such as horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus), striped bream (Litognathus mormyrus), saddled bream (Oblada melanura), megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis), common panndora (Paghellus erythrinus), poor cod (Trisopterus minutus), eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila), smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus), blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus), thornback ray (Raja clavata) and brown ray (Raja miraletus).

Contacts with academic and other institutions:

– Institut za Oceanografiju u Splitu

Description of the current cooperation:

With Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries realize cooperation in project Economy and biodiversity of sea rich on Croatian coast (leader dr. sc. Jakov Dulčić)

Plans for future research:

Continued of investigation dynmaic population of many Adriatic fish specie that yet has not been research.

List of selected research papers:

Šantić M, Rađa B, Paladin A, Kovačević A. (2011). Biometric properties and diet of common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus (Osteichthyes: Sparidae), from the eastern Adriatic Sea.
Archives of Biological Sciences. 63 (1): 217-224.

Šantić M, Rađa B, Paladin A, Čurić A. (2011). Biometric properties of the european hake, Merluccius merluccius (Osteichthyes: Merlucciidae), from the central Adriatic Sea. Archives of Biological Sciences. 63 (1): 259-267.

Šantić M, Rađa B, Paladin A. (2011). Condition and length-weight relationships of the horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus L.) and the Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus L.), from the eastern Adriatic Sea. Archives of Biological Sciences. 63 (2): 421-428.

Šantić M, Pallaoro A, Mikulandra I, Rađa B, Jardas I. (2015). Age, growth and mortality of poor cod (Trisopterus minutus L.) from the eastern Adriatic Sea. Archives of Biological Sciences. 67 (3): 921-927.

Šantić M, Rađa B, Pallaoro A. (2012). Feeding habits of small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula Linnaeus, 1758). from the eastern central Adriatic Sea. Marine Biology Research. 8: 1003-1011. (IF = 1.055)

25. Šantić M, Rađa B, Pallaoro A. (2012). Diet and feeding habits of thornback ray (Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758) from the Adriatic Sea. Journal of Fish Biology. 81: 1070-1084.
(IF = 1.685)

26. Šantić M, Rađa B, Pallaoro A. (2013). Feeding habits of brown ray (Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758) from the eastern central Adriatic Sea. Marine Biology Research. 9: 316-323 (IF = 1.134)

27. Šantić M, Rađa B, Pallaoro A. (2013). Diet of juveniles Mediterranean horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus and horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (Carangidae) from the eastern central Adriatic. Cahier de Biologie Marine. 54: 41-48. (IF = 0.708)

28. Šantić M, Stagličić N, Pallaoro A, Markov M, Jardas I. (2013). Age and growth of megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Scopthalamidae) from eastern Adriatic Sea. Cybium. 37: 255-261.

29. Šantić M, Pallaoro A, Rađa B, Jardas I. (2016). Diet composition of greater weever, Trachinus draco (Linneaus, 1758) captured in the eastern-central Adriatic Sea in relation to the fish size, season and sampling area. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 1-7.

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