This photographic atlas presents light and (or) scanning electron micrographs of 580 pairs of sagittal otoliths representing 288 species, 97 families, and 27 orders of fish from the northwest Atlantic. For most species, multiple individuals across a range of sizes are presented in order to highlight changes in otolith shape with increased size. For 72 of the families, photographs of the lapillar and asteriscal otoliths are also presented.
| ISBN-13: | 9780660191089 |
| ISBN-10: | 0660191083 |
| Publisher: | NRC Research Press |
| Publication date: | 2004 |
| Pages: | 284 |
| Product dimensions: | Weight: 1.11 Pounds |
| Author: | Steven E. Campana |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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