North American Sturgeon Otolith Morphology

• Published in: Copeia Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 260 - 266
• Main Authors: Chalupnicki, Marc A, Dittman, Dawn E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 01.03.2016; American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
• Subjects: s; North America

Accurate expedient species identification of deceased sturgeon (Acipenseridae) when external physical characteristic analysis is inconclusive has become a high priority due to the endangered or threatened status of sturgeon species around the world. Examination of otoliths has provided useful inform...