Evaluation of general and local usage of Turkish names of Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) and Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758) species

Abstract

In this study, the local names of Seriola dumerili and Lichia amia were evaluated by the use of Turkish names by fishermen in 10 provinces and 11 stations on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, and amateur fishermen, who are stakeholders in the subject, were evaluated through social media. In addition, the subject was examined in chronological order in printed sources. According to the results of the field studies, it was determined that 89% of all fishermen named S. dumerili as akya, mainly in our coastal provinces. It has been observed that 5% is used as kuzu, 3% as avcı and 3% as imtiyaz. It has been determined that L. amia is called 73% çıplak. It has been observed that 15% is used as akya fulya, 9% as çatal kuyruk and 3% as liça. The names amateur fishermen use for S. dumerili in our coastal provinces are 54% kuzu, 37% akya and 9% sarı kuyruk. For L. amia, the names used by amateur fishermen were 45% liça, 28% çatal kuyruk, 15% liça, 11% çıplak and 1% akya fulya, respectively. In written sources such as articles, books and technical reports, it has been seen that they use akya for L. amia and sarı kuyruk for S. dumerili. From past to present, it would be correct to use L. amia as çıplak and S. dumerili as akya, which fishermen have used to avoid incorrect usage and have unity of name.