Letícia dos Santos Alves , Alberto Teodorico Correia , André Martins Vaz-dos-Santos
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Counts were adjusted to overcome some artifacts near to the otolith edge due to the polishing process. Microincrements counts and radius measurements were used to back-calculate length-at-age data (modified Fry’s model) and then to fit growth models (multi-model inference). Methodological accuracy includes the adoption of the biological intercept (the beginning of the otolith radius-total length relationship) in the back-calculation. For <em>A. brasiliensis</em>, the number of microincrements varied between 125 and 374, for <em>D. rhombeus</em> were between 91 and 609, and for <em>E. argenteus</em> between 100 and 274. The Gompertz model best described the growth of <em>A. brasiliensis</em> (<em>L</em><sub>∞</sub>: 104.88 mm, <em>K</em>: 3.554<sub>,</sub> <em>G</em>: 0.01154/day) and <em>E. argenteus</em> (<em>L</em><sub>∞</sub>: 109.23 mm, <em>K:</em> 2.517<sub>,</sub> <em>G</em>: 0.0102/day) while the von Bertalanffy model best described the growth of <em>D. rhombeus</em> (<em>L</em><sub>∞</sub>: 232.01 mm, <em>k:</em> 0.00308/day, <em>t</em><sub><em>0</em></sub>: −2.179 days). These results are novel for these species, supporting the use of this method in species without clear macrostructural increments. Although laborious and time-consuming, OMA, combined with the proposed correction protocol for microincrements counts, offers a robust methodological framework to fill critical gaps in age and growth studies for coastal fish species in variable environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50443,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Research","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 107424"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Age estimation in three subtropical fish species by microstructural analysis of otoliths\",\"authors\":\"Letícia dos Santos Alves , Alberto Teodorico Correia , André Martins Vaz-dos-Santos\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107424\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div><em>Atherinella brasiliensis</em>, <em>Diapterus rhombeus</em> and <em>Eucinostomus argenteus</em> are fish species widely distributed in the western Atlantic, inhabiting coastal habitats and the inner continental shelf (<50 m depth), where they play key ecological roles and have direct and indirect fishery value. Traditional otolith macrostructural analysis has failed to age these species; therefore, otolith microstructural analysis (OMA) was applied to both juvenile and adult specimens. Polishing of sagittal (for <em>A. brasiliensis</em> and <em>E. argenteus</em>) and transverse cross-sectioned (for <em>D. rhombeus</em>) otoliths allowed microincrements to be counted with precision between readers (average percent error values < 6 %). Counts were adjusted to overcome some artifacts near to the otolith edge due to the polishing process. Microincrements counts and radius measurements were used to back-calculate length-at-age data (modified Fry’s model) and then to fit growth models (multi-model inference). Methodological accuracy includes the adoption of the biological intercept (the beginning of the otolith radius-total length relationship) in the back-calculation. For <em>A. brasiliensis</em>, the number of microincrements varied between 125 and 374, for <em>D. rhombeus</em> were between 91 and 609, and for <em>E. argenteus</em> between 100 and 274. The Gompertz model best described the growth of <em>A. brasiliensis</em> (<em>L</em><sub>∞</sub>: 104.88 mm, <em>K</em>: 3.554<sub>,</sub> <em>G</em>: 0.01154/day) and <em>E. argenteus</em> (<em>L</em><sub>∞</sub>: 109.23 mm, <em>K:</em> 2.517<sub>,</sub> <em>G</em>: 0.0102/day) while the von Bertalanffy model best described the growth of <em>D. rhombeus</em> (<em>L</em><sub>∞</sub>: 232.01 mm, <em>k:</em> 0.00308/day, <em>t</em><sub><em>0</em></sub>: −2.179 days). These results are novel for these species, supporting the use of this method in species without clear macrostructural increments. 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Age estimation in three subtropical fish species by microstructural analysis of otoliths
Atherinella brasiliensis, Diapterus rhombeus and Eucinostomus argenteus are fish species widely distributed in the western Atlantic, inhabiting coastal habitats and the inner continental shelf (<50 m depth), where they play key ecological roles and have direct and indirect fishery value. Traditional otolith macrostructural analysis has failed to age these species; therefore, otolith microstructural analysis (OMA) was applied to both juvenile and adult specimens. Polishing of sagittal (for A. brasiliensis and E. argenteus) and transverse cross-sectioned (for D. rhombeus) otoliths allowed microincrements to be counted with precision between readers (average percent error values < 6 %). Counts were adjusted to overcome some artifacts near to the otolith edge due to the polishing process. Microincrements counts and radius measurements were used to back-calculate length-at-age data (modified Fry’s model) and then to fit growth models (multi-model inference). Methodological accuracy includes the adoption of the biological intercept (the beginning of the otolith radius-total length relationship) in the back-calculation. For A. brasiliensis, the number of microincrements varied between 125 and 374, for D. rhombeus were between 91 and 609, and for E. argenteus between 100 and 274. The Gompertz model best described the growth of A. brasiliensis (L∞: 104.88 mm, K: 3.554,G: 0.01154/day) and E. argenteus (L∞: 109.23 mm, K: 2.517,G: 0.0102/day) while the von Bertalanffy model best described the growth of D. rhombeus (L∞: 232.01 mm, k: 0.00308/day, t0: −2.179 days). These results are novel for these species, supporting the use of this method in species without clear macrostructural increments. Although laborious and time-consuming, OMA, combined with the proposed correction protocol for microincrements counts, offers a robust methodological framework to fill critical gaps in age and growth studies for coastal fish species in variable environments.
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This journal provides an international forum for the publication of papers in the areas of fisheries science, fishing technology, fisheries management and relevant socio-economics. The scope covers fisheries in salt, brackish and freshwater systems, and all aspects of associated ecology, environmental aspects of fisheries, and economics. Both theoretical and practical papers are acceptable, including laboratory and field experimental studies relevant to fisheries. Papers on the conservation of exploitable living resources are welcome. Review and Viewpoint articles are also published. As the specified areas inevitably impinge on and interrelate with each other, the approach of the journal is multidisciplinary, and authors are encouraged to emphasise the relevance of their own work to that of other disciplines. The journal is intended for fisheries scientists, biological oceanographers, gear technologists, economists, managers, administrators, policy makers and legislators.