Otoliths from the deep-water species
had distinguishable edges, either opaque or transparent, depending on the time of year.
You can
extract more large otoliths
from the head of an adult fish, but they are not transparent and often have irregular shapes.
Whole otolith
microchemical analysis was carried out on otoliths of n. aequalis from six different areas in the atlantic and mediterranean.
Otolith microchemistry.
High densities of
fish otoliths
have been found in one north sea pockmark.
Continuous line laser ablation was used on
sectioned otoliths
of c. rupestris from four sites in the atlantic.
Otolith organ, is shifted aft.
Growth: evidence for the age of eels comes from the examination of small bones in the inner ear
called the otoliths.
Otolith composition
and the potential lability of some elements.
Otolith microstructure.
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