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Growth patterns of the otoliths of Stellifer rastrifer (Pisces: Sciaenidae) from the Sergipe River estuary (Sergipe, Brazil)
Author(s) -
MoralesNin B.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
ecology of freshwater fish
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1600-0633
pISSN - 0906-6691
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1994.tb00111.x
Subject(s) - sciaenidae , estuary , fishery , otolith , geography , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , biology
Stellifer rastrifer (Sciaenidae) from the Sergipe River (Brazil) sagittal otoliths show a microstructure that is common to many fish, with microincrements of growth made up of continuous and discontinuous units. The microincrements show thickness and structure variations, which apparently correspond with the rings seen at the macrostructural level.