title: Relationships between otolith size and fish length in some mesopelagic teleosts (Myctophidae, Paralepididae, Phosichthyidae and Stomiidae).
abstract: Length-mass relationships and linear regressions are given for otolith size (length and height) and standard length (LS ) of certain mesopelagic fishes (Myctophidae, Paralepididae, Phosichthyidae and Stomiidae) living in the central Mediterranean Sea. The length-mass relationship showed isometric growth in six species, whereas linear regressions of LS and otolith size fit the data well for all species. These equations represent a useful tool for dietary studies on Mediterranean marine predators.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Laboratory of Milazzo, Via dei Mille 44, 98057, Milazzo (ME), Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.affiliation: School of Marine and Topical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malara
authors.affiliation: Via Consolare Pompea 3 - Coop. Sicilianella, 98168, Messina (ME), Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ammendolia
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Laboratory of Milazzo, Via dei Mille 44, 98057, Milazzo (ME), Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Palermo, c/o Residence Marbela, Via Salvatore Puglisi 9, 98143, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andaloro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005399:Fishes; D016014:Linear Models; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D010037:Otolithic Membrane / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
keywords: lantern fishes; length-mass relationships; linear regression; mesopelagic food webs; midwater fishes; sagittae