First data on age and sexual maturity of the Tristan klipfish, Bovichtus diacanthus (Bovichtidae) from Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: La Mesa, Mario, Eastman, Joseph T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2011
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Tristan; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102011000733; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102011000733

Abstract The Tristan klipfish, Bovichtus diacanthus , an endemic species at Tristan da Cunha Island was successfully aged using whole sagittal otoliths. The annulation pattern was clear, resulting in an alternating combination of opaque and translucent zones that form an annulus. Although sampling l...