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Sagittal Otoloth Morphology of Sharpsnout Seabream Diplodus puntazzo Walbaum 1972 in the Aegean Sea     
Yazarlar
Derya Bostancı
Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mahmut YILMAZ Prof. Dr. Mahmut YILMAZ
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Serdar Yedier
Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gülşah Kurucu
Seda Kontaş
Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Muammer Darçin
Nazmi Polat
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
The morphology, biometry and shape indices of the left and right sagittal otoliths were studied for sharpsnout seabream, Diplodus puntazzo species from Aegean Sea. The shape, sulcus acusticus shape, proximal and distal surfaces, anterior and posterior regions of left and right sagittal otoliths for a total of 52 D. puntazzo were analyzed. The morphometric measurements such as weight, length, width, area and perimeter were recorded for each pair of sagittal otoliths of the sharpsnout seabream. The shape indices such as form factor, roundness, aspect ratio, circularity, rectangularity, and ellipticity were calculated for left and right sagittal otoliths of D. puntazzo. The otolith width and ellipticity were significantly different (P <0.05) for left and right sagittal otolith measurements and shape indices, respectively in D. puntazzo inhabiting the Aegean Sea. Morphological characteristics of fish otoliths were highly variable in species and populations; there was limited information on the sagittal otolith morphology and shape indices. The present study provided sufficient information of the sharpsnout seabream left and right otolith morphologies, biometry, and shape indices in the Aegean Sea, they may provide a useful tool for marine and freshwater species discrimination and identification in further investigations.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Biometry | Diplodus puntazzo | Morphology | Shape indices
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı International Journal of Morphology
Dergi ISSN 0717-9367
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2016
Cilt No 2
Sayı 34
Sayfalar 484 / 488
Doi Numarası 10.4067/S0717-95022016000200012