Age, Growth, and Validation of Otolith Morphometrics as Predictors of Age in the Blackspot Seabream, <i>Pagellus bogaraveo</i>, (Brunnich, 1768) from the Eastern Adriatic Sea

Age, Growth, and Validation of Otolith Morphometrics as Predictors of Age in the Blackspot Seabream, <i>Pagellus bogaraveo</i>, (Brunnich, 1768) from the Eastern Adriatic Sea

The age and growth of the blackspot seabream, <i>Pagellus bogaraveo</i>, were determined by examining sagittal otoliths from fish sampled in the eastern Adriatic Sea. A total of 674 specimens (181 males, 90 hermaphrodites, 108 females, and 295 immatures) ranging from 8.80 to 47.27 cm (21...

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Main Authors: Antonela Paladin, Nika Ugrin, Sanja Matić-Skoko, Branko Dragičević, Jakov Dulčić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Fishes
Subjects:
Sparidae
age determination
Mediterranean Sea
hermaphroditism
otolith morphometry
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/8/6/301

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