North American Sturgeon Otolith Morphology

• Published in: Copeia Vol. 104; no. 1; p. 260
• Main Authors: Chalupnicki, Marc A, Dittman, Dawn E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Age; Fish hatcheries; Phylogenetics; Ratios; Rivers; Software; Sturgeon; United States > US; North America

Accurate expedient species identification of deceased sturgeon (Adpenseridae) 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 informa...