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3D meshes dataset of sagittal otoliths from red mullet in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

Scientific Data
This paper presents a dataset of 3D sagittal left otolith meshes from 339 individual red mullet (Mullus barbatus). These immature specimens were collected from 17 geographical areas covering the entire Mediterranean Sea.
Nicolas Andrialovanirina, Lauriane Poloni, Rémi Laffont, Émilie Poisson Caillault, Sébastien Couette, Kélig Mahé   +5 more
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Using sagittal otolith morphometrics and shape to discriminate three Nemipterus species (Teleostei: Nemipteridae) from Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Otolith morphology and morphometrics have been widely used to investigate taxonomic distinctions and infer potential relationships among fish species. This study focuses on the sagittal otolith shape and morphological traits of three Nemipterus species ...
Imam A. A. Mekkawy, Samia M. El-Mahdy, Usama M. Mahmoud, Ola I. Muhammad   +3 more
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Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830 Otolith Morphology, Age, and Growth in the Aegean Sea (E. Mediterranean) [PDF]

Animals
Otoliths are important structures for balance and hearing of fish and constitute a useful tool in fisheries science. This study provides, for the first time in the Mediterranean, information on the otolith morphometrics of Dentex maroccanus, collected ...
Aglaia Legaki, Isabella Leonhard, Chryssi Mytilineou, Aikaterini Anastasopoulou   +3 more
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Exploring European Eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) Habitat Differences Using Otolith Analysis in Central-Western Mediterranean Rivers and Coastal Lagoons from Sardinia

Fishes, 2023
An otolith shape and morphometric analysis was performed on European eel (Anguilla anguilla) subpopulations from five rivers and three coastal lagoons of Sardinia (central-western Mediterranean) to assess the role of different habitats on otolith ...
Cinzia Podda, Jacopo Culurgioni, Riccardo Diciotti, Francesco Palmas, Elsa Amilhat, Elisabeth Faliex, Fabien Morat, Nicola Fois, Andrea Sabatini   +8 more
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First Report of the Scandium Element in Pagrus pagrus Otoliths: A Potential Indicator of Thermal Activity From Gökçeada Island, Turkey

Acta Natura et Scientia, 2021
In this study, surface morphology and chemical structure of Pagrus pagrus (Linnaeus 1758) sagittal otolith from the shores of Gizli liman to Kefalos Cape in the north of Gökçeada Island, Turkey were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM ...
Bayram Kızılkaya, Hakan Ayyıldız, Aytaç Altın, Şükran Yalçın Özdilek   +3 more
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Otolith shape discrimination of Liza ramada (Actinopterygii: Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) from marine and estuarine populations in Tunisia [PDF]

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2017
Background. The thinlip grey mullet, Liza ramada (Risso, 1810), is widespread in Tunisia. Despite its economic importance, the stock discrimination of this fish is poorly understood.
M. Rebaya, A.R. Ben Faleh, H. Allaya, M. Khedher, M. Trojette, B. Marsaoui, M. Fatnassi, A. Chalh, P. Quignard J., M. Trabelsi   +9 more
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Age and growth of Capoeta erhani (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Menzelet Reservoir, Turkey [PDF]

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2014
Background. Capoeta erhani Turan, Kottelat et Ekmekçi, 2008 has an economic importance in commercial and recreational fisheries in Turkey. Knowledge of the biology of this species is very scarce.
H. Ayyildiz, Y. Emre, O. Ozen, A. Yağcı   +3 more
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First record and otolith morphometric description of an adult lightfish, Ichthyococcus ovatus (Actinopterygii: Stomiiformes: Phosichthyidae), caught in the Strait of Sicily (central Mediterranean Sea) [PDF]

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2022
On July 2018, one specimen of Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838) was caught in the Strait of Sicily during the International Bottom Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean (MEDITS). The adult I. ovatus measured 49 mm in total length and weighed 1.44 g. In this
Giacomo Sardo, Michele Luca Geraci, Fabio Falsone, Salvatore Gancitano, Vita Gancitano, Danilo Scannella, Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala, Antonino Titone, Sergio Vitale   +8 more
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Delineation of seven species of genus Channa from upper Assam region, India using sagittal otolith morphology

Journal of Fisheries, 2020
Morphology of sagittal otoliths of seven species of genus Channa from upper Assam, India was studied to obtain baseline information for their prospective role in taxonomic studies.
Jyotirmoy Sonowal, Moirangthem Kameshwor Singh, Shyama Prasad Biswas   +2 more
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Otoliths of Caspian gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae): Morphological diversity and phylogenetic implications.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Otoliths (ear stones) of the inner ears of teleost fishes, which develop independently from the skeleton and are functionally associated with hearing and the sense of equilibrium, have significantly contributed to contemporary understanding of teleost ...
Fatah Zarei, Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Carol A Stepien, Marcelo Kovačić, Keyvan Abbasi   +4 more
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