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¹ Faculty of Fisheries, Çukurova University, 01330 Balcalı, Adana, Turkey Viewed : 4555 - Downloaded : 3356 This study was carried out to determine the growth characteristics, mortality and the exploitation rates of the silverbelly (Leiognathus klunzingeri). The von Bertalanffy growth constants for this species were L∞=10.28 cm, K=0.29 year^-1, t₀=-0.42 year, W∞=11.75 g, and it was estimated that the greatest growth occurred between age groups I and II for length and between groups III and IV for weight. The total mortality rate was estimated to be Z=0.9609, its components being M=0.6460 and F=0.314. In addition to this, it was found that the exploitation rate on the silverbellies distributed along the Yumurtalık Bight (Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey) was insufficient. Keywords : Silverbelly Leiognathus klunzingeri, von Bertalanffy growth constants, mortality rates, exploitation rate