Verification of otolith identity used by fisheries scientists for aging channel catfish
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Abstract
Previously published studies of the age estimation of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus based on otoliths have reported using the sagittae, whereas it is likely they were actually using the lapilli. This confusion may have resulted because in catfishes (ostariophyseans) the lapilli are the largest of the three otoliths, whereas in nonostariophysean fish the sagittae are the largest. Based on (1) scanning electron microscope microphotographs of channel catfish otoliths, (2) X-ray computed tomography scans of a channel catfish head, (3) descriptions of techniques used to removed otoliths from channel catfish reported in the literature, and (4) a sample of channel catfish otoliths received from fisheries biologists from around the country, it is clear that lapilli are most often used for channel catfish aging studies, not sagittae, as has been previously reported. Fisheries scientists who obtain otoliths from channel catfish can use the information in this paper to correctly identify otolith age.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Verification of otolith identity used by fisheries scientists for aging channel catfish |
| Series title | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| DOI | 10.1577/T10-102.1 |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Fisheries Society |
| Publisher location | Bethesda, MD |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Atlanta |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 1775 |
| Last page | 1779 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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