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Cybium,
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The use of otoliths and vertebrae in the identification and size-estimation of fish in predator-prey studies José P. GRANADEIRO (1, 2)* & Mónica A. SILVA (1) (1) Instituto
da Conservação da Natureza, Rua Ferreira Lapa 38, 6¼, 1169-138
Lisboa, PORTUGAL. Abstract.
- Relationships between the size of otoliths and vertebrae, and body
length are presented for eleven teleost species of the north-east Atlantic.
Relationships between teleost size and weight are also presented for these
species. These equations can be used to reconstruct the original dimensions
of prey from the size of hard structures found in food samples of marine
piscivores. For each fish species we selected otoliths and vertebrae which
possessed unique features enabling diagnosis of specimens to the level
of genus or species. Linear and non-linear functions provided the best
fit for relations between hard structure size and fish length, and exponential
functions yielded the best predictors for fish weight. For some species,
the relationships obtained in this study differed from similar functions
obtained by other authors at different locations. This calls for caution
when using equations derived from specimens on other locations, especially
if precise quantitative data are required. Key-words. - Teleostei - ANE - Diet - Otoliths - Vertebrae - Identification - Regression analysis. |
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