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Otolith Mass Asymmetry in Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) Collected from the Sea of Oman
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International Journal of Marine Science, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 37 doi: 10.5376/ijms.2017.07.0037
Received: 18 Aug., 2017 Accepted: 11 Sep., 2017 Published: 15 Sep., 2017
Al Balushi A.H., Jawad L.A., and Al Busaidi H.K., 2017, Otolith mass asymmetry in Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) collected from the Sea of Oman, International Journal of Marine Science, 7(37): 366-370 (doi: 10.5376/ijms.2017.07.0037)
Otolith weight difference on both sides of the fish head, x, was estimated. Sagittae otolith mass asymmetry was investigated in the littoral lutjanid species Lutjanus ehrenbergii. The absolute value of |x| in Lutjanus ehrenbergii does correlate with the fish length and otolith development. Such case is similar to that in the symmetrical fish species, the absolute. An increase in the absolute value of otolith asymmetry in relation to the fish size was observed. The range of x magnitude was between -0.2 and +0.2.
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