Effect of type of otolith and preparation technique on age estimation of larval and juvenile spot (Leiostomus xanthurus)
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Date
2005
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Otoliths of larval and juvenile fish provide a record of age, size, growth, and development (Campana and Neilson,1985; Thorrold and Hare, 2002). However, determining the time of first increment formation in otoliths (Campana, 2001) and assessing the accuracy (deviation from real age)and precision (repeatability of increment counts from the same otolith) of increment counts are prerequisites for using otoliths to study the life history of fish (Campana and Moksness, 1991). For most fish species, first increment deposition occurs either at hatching, a day after hatching, or after first feeding and yolksac absorption (Jones, 1986; Thorrold and Hare, 2002). Increment deposition beforehatching also occurs (Barkmann and Beck, 1976; Radtke and Dean, 1982). If first increment deposition does not occur at hatching, the standard procedure is to add a predetermined number to increment counts to estimate fish age (Campana and Neilson, 1985).Journal
Fishery BulletinVolume
103Issue/Article Nr
3Page Range
544-552Resource/Dataset Location
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