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The appearance of accessory growth centres in adult whiting Merlangius merlangus otoliths
Author(s) -
Tomás J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01006.x
Subject(s) - whiting , biology , otolith , anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , zoology
The appearance of accessory growth centres (AGCs) in the otoliths of adult whiting Merlangius merlangus reared in the laboratory for 2 years is reported. The causes and implications of AGCs appearing in otoliths of adult fish are discussed.