Daily increment formation in otoliths of juvenile skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
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- TANABE TOSHIYUKI
- National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries
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- KAYAMA SADAAKI
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
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- OGURA MIKI
- National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries
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- TANAKA SHO
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University
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Abstract
In the present study, we verified daily increment formation within sagittal otoliths of juvenile skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis by analysis of diel changes in marginal increment width. Specimens were collected by midwater trawl in the tropical western Pacific from November to December 1995 and in February 1999. The sagittal plane of the otolith was embedded in enamel resin and polished with lapping films. The otolith-measuring system was equipped with a light microscope and was used for marginal increment analysis. The index of completion of the marginal increment increased with time of day, approximately 40% at 07:00-10:00 h, 66% at 13:00-16:00 h and 80% at 19:00-23:00 h. Therefore, growth of the marginal increment progressed from morning to evening and was completed during the night. We conclude that increments are formed daily in juvenile skipjack otoliths and these increments have a width of 15-40 μm.
Journal
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- Fisheries science
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Fisheries science 69 (4), 731-737, 2003
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001204429652608
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- NII Article ID
- 130003904031
- 10011153945
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- NII Book ID
- AA10993718
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- ISSN
- 14442906
- 09199268
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- NDL BIB ID
- 6650533
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Disallowed