Abstract
AbstractOtoliths from five fish species, including Acanthopagrus latus, Daysciaena albida, Ellochelon vaigiensis, Mugil cephalus and Mystus gulio, were used to develop numerical expressions involving otolith shape indices and morphometric parameters. A total of 342 fish specimens in lagoons (24°39′ 0N, 68°50′0E) were sampled from August 2014 to July 2015. A linear model related to fish sizes, otolith sizes and weights were applied, with estimated coefficients of determinations (r2 = 0.99–0.53). Otolith shape indices, including form factor, roundness, aspect ratio, circularity, rectangularity and ellipticity for each fish species, also were analysed. The results of the present study are the first to describe relationships between otolith dimensions, fish morphometrics and shape indices of highly valued fish species and can be an important input for further trophic modelling to study food web dynamics.
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