Growth and morphological development of sagittal otoliths of larval and early juvenile Trachurus japonicus

• Published in: Journal of fish biology Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 1704 - 1719
• Main Authors: Xie, S., Watanabe, Y., Saruwatari, T., Masuda, R., Yamashita, Y., Sassa, C., Konishi, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK; Malden, USA Blackwell Science Ltd 01.06.2005; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agnatha. Pisces; Biological and medical sciences; early life history events; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; jack mackerel; Marine; otolith morphology; secondary primordium; validation; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; Life history; Growth; Biology; early life history events; jack mackerel; Vertebrata; Larva; Morphology; Otolith; Pisces; Development; Developmental stage; otolith morphology; validation; secondary primordium

The daily periodicity of growth increment formation in sagittal otoliths of jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus was validated by marking otoliths with alizarin complexone (ALC). Analysis of otoliths of known‐age juveniles confirmed that the first increment formed on day 3 after hatching, and was assoc...