Age determination in a tropical fish, Lethrinus nebulosus (Forskal, 1775) (Teleosteii, Lethrinidae) by means of otolith interpretation

Abstract

[EN] Age and growth of Lethrinus nebulosus, a tropical fish of New Caledonia, was determined by means of annual growth rings in the otoliths. Age was validated by means of the otolith microstructure, the consistency and regularity of the annual ring forrnation and the close correlation between the mean fength-at-age determined by otolith reading and backcalculation

[ES] La edad y crecimiento de Lethrinus nebulosus, un osteictio tropical de Nueva Caledonia, fueron determinados por medio de las estructuras de crecimiento de periodicidad anaul presentes en los otolitos. [...]