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Cybium,
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NOTE ICHTYOLOGIQUE Otolith
characteristics and age estimation of an exceptionally old dogtooth grouper
(Epinephelus caninus) captured off Majorca Island (western Mediterranean) (1) CSIC-UIB-IMEDEA,
Miquel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles, Illes Balears, SPAIN. Abstract.
- In August 2003, an exceptionally large dogtooth grouper was captured
by hand line off the coast of Majorca (Mediterranean Sea). The fish was
164 cm in total length, weighed 57 kg and the interpretation of its otoliths
gave an age of 55 years. Some occasional captures of such a big fish were
previously reported in the western Mediterranean, but this is the first
time that the age was estimated. Résumé.
- Caractéristiques des otolithes et estimation de lâge
dun mérou gris (Epinephelus caninus) exceptionnellement
vieux, capturé au large de Majorque (Méditerranée
occidentale). |
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