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Journey of pearl mullet fish in Turkey's Van Lake

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 05/20/2020 - 08:24

The challenging migration of pearl mullets, an endemic fish species found only in Turkey's eastern Lake Van, has started as their spawning period began.

The pearl mullet, the only fish species in Lake Van, migrates to freshwaters by swimming inversely to the flow in their spawning period between April 15 and July 15.