Otolith morphology as a tool for stock discrimination of three rockfish species in the East Sea of Korea
The shape and structure of otoliths play a vital role in studying fish populations because otolith shape indices are often applied to discriminate fish species. This study focused on examining inter- and intra-specific variations in otolith shape and size among three species of rockfish (Sebastes in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1301178/full |