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Relationship Between Otolith Measurements Against Length and Weight Body of Four Ponyfish Species

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The relationships of size and weight of otoliths with length and weight and mass of fish were estimated for four ponyfish species (Aurigequula fasciata; Deveximentum ruconius; Nuchequula gerreoides and Photopectoralis bindus) from the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea. The results revealed some significant relationships (p < 0.05) between otolith length and width vs. fish length, and otolith weight vs. fish weight in all four species (r2 > 0.71). The higher coefficient of determination (r2) for FW-OWE relationships in studied ponyfish species suggested higher correlation between fish weight and otolith weight than fish length—otolith size relationships. There is no previous report on size-weight relationships of fish and otolith measurments among four studied ponyfish species. These estimated equations can be used in back-calculation studies, especially for these four ponyfishes as the dominant prey for piscivorous predators in their habitats.

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    Fatemeh Khanali & Mohammad Sadegh Alavi-Yeganeh

  2. Department of Environmental and Fisheries Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analyzes were performed by Fatemeh Khanali and Mohammad Sadegh Alavi-Yeganeh. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Fatemeh Khanali and Mohammad Sadegh Alavi-Yeganeh. All authors checked and commented on the previous versions and read and approved the final manuscript.

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Khanali, F., Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S. & Nasri, M. Relationship Between Otolith Measurements Against Length and Weight Body of Four Ponyfish Species. Thalassas 37, 701–704 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00342-z

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