Shapes of otoliths in some Baltic fish and their proportions

• Main Authors: Sapota, Mariusz R., Dąbrowska, Violetta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wydział Oceanografii i Geografii Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego 2019
• Subjects: otolith size; otolith shape; fish size; Labyrinth; Anguilla anguilla; atlantic cod; European eel; Gadus morhua; Hyperoplus lanceolatus; Scophthalmus maximus; Turbot
• Online Access: https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/oandhs/article/view/8005

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 harengus), Europe...