Zoodiversity (Aug 2024)

Otolith Mass Asymmetry of Pampus candidus (Osteichthyes, Stromatidae) from Iraqi Marine Waters

  • A. Qasim,
  • L. Jawad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.05.403
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 58, no. 5

Abstract

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The otolith mass asymmetry of the fish species Pampus candidus was assessed. The findings indicated a significant level of asymmetry comparison with similar studies on other fish species. The level of asymmetry was shown to increase with the size of the fish, where the utmost estimate of the otolith weight irregularity was obtained. The detected otolith asymmetry may be linked to pollutants in the sampling area.

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