Shapes of otoliths in some Baltic fish and their proportions

• Published in: Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
• Main Authors: R. Sapota, Mariusz, Dąbrowska, Violetta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2019
• Subjects: Oceanography; Labyrinth; Anguilla anguilla; atlantic cod; European eel; Gadus morhua; Hyperoplus lanceolatus; Scophthalmus maximus; Turbot
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ohs-2019-0027; http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ohs.2019.48.issue-3/ohs-2019-0027/ohs-2019-0027.xml; https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.2478/ohs-2019-0027/xml; https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/ohs-2019-0027

Abstract Otoliths are bony structures inside the fish labyrinth. They are used to determine the age of fish and to identify species based on their remains. The objective of this study was to describe the shape of otoliths in adult European perch ( Perca fluviatilis ), Atlantic herring ( Clupea haren...