Otoliths or ear-stones are hard, calcium carbonate structures located within the inner ear of
bony fishes. Counts of rings and measurements of seasonal growth increments from otoliths …

Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758), is a Mediterranean-Atlantic benthic
species usually captured as by-catch by Portuguese traditional fisheries and considered the …

A total of 243 Pagellus erythrinus saccular otoliths' shape and size, including length, width,
area, and perimeter, were examined among individuals of the Chebba, Sfax, Gabes, and …

This study provides knowledge on otolith morphometrics and the relationships between
otolith dimensional length, weight, body height, and a head length of Glossogobius …

Background Sardines are the most important commercial fishes for Iran. However,
information about biology and ecology of sind sardine in Persian Gulf and Oman Sea is …

The relationships between size (length and width) of the lagenar (asteriscus) and the
utricular (lapillus) otoliths and body length for five cyprinid fish species, freshwater bream …

For the first time, saccular otolith shape and size were analysed in 254 samples of the bogue
Boops boops collected from the marine stations of Bizerte and Kelibia situated in north-east …

Otoliths are known to vary in morphology between and within species and therefore, they
have long been considered useful structures for fish identification and discrimination in …

Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are the first marine teleost to have
successfully invaded and become established in the Western Atlantic Ocean of the United …

Abstract Goatfishes (Teleostei, Mullidae) are a group of mainly coastal fishes that form an
important part of food chains, and also have commercial value. In the marine waters of Iran …