Identification of fishes by their otoliths in 3D

Identification of fishes by their otoliths in 3D - Kélig Mahé, Aurélie Matéos, Émilie Poisson Caillault, Sébastien Couette, Rémi Laffont, Kirsteen MacKenzie, Nicolas Andrialovanirina - Éditions Quae

Identification of fishes by their otoliths in 3D

English Channel and North Sea

by Kélig Mahé (author), Aurélie Matéos (author), Émilie Poisson Caillault (author), Sébastien Couette (author), Rémi Laffont (author), Kirsteen MacKenzie (author), Nicolas Andrialovanirina (author)

Collection: Guide pratique

october 2025

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Summary

The otolith, a calcified structure in the inner ear of fish, evolves throughout the life of an individual and is generally used to estimate the age of the fish. So how do we analyse this tiny mineral particle, and what does it tell us about each species of fish?

This book provides a description and three-dimensional (3D) analysis of the otolith shapes of the main commercial fish species in the English Channel and North Sea.

This innovative approach, facilitated by the use of an X-ray microtomograph, makes it possible to specify otolith characteristics, differentiate fish populations and to locate them geographically.

Flatfish such as sole, dab, plaice and turbot, and roundfish from herring to haddock and gurnard: for each species, five individuals representative of the size range sampled in the marine environment were selected and their otolith shape described.

This guide is an invaluable resource for fisheries science, offering researchers, professionals and technicians a new way of refining their knowledge of Channel and North Sea Species and individuals.

This book is available in French: Identification des poissons par leurs otolithes en 3D

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION

Study area

Uses of otoliths in fisheries science

1. SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION BY OTOLITH MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Choice of species and harvesting

Methodology

2. SPECIES PRESENTATION

Atlantic herring

European anchovy

European pilchard

Sprat

Atlantic horse mackerel

European seabass

John Dory

Atlantic mackerel

Atlantic cod

Pouting

Whiting

Haddock

Red gurnard

Tub gurnard

Striped red mullet

Common sole

Lemon sole

Common dab

European flounder

Turbot

European plaice

Brill

Species identification criteria

Otolith shape linked to habitat and morphotype

CONCLUSIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX. IMAGE ACQUISITION PARAMETERS FOR EACH SPECIES

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Language(s): English

Publisher: Éditions Quae

Edition: 1^st edition

Collection: Guide pratique

Published: 3 october 2025

EAN13 eBook [PDF]: 9782759241545

EAN13 eBook [ePub]: 9782759241552

DOI eBook [PDF] : 10.35690/978-2-7592-4154-5

Pages count eBook [PDF]: 76

Pages count eBook [ePub]: 76

Interior: Colour

Reference eBook [PDF]: 03034NUM

Reference eBook [ePub]: 03034EPB

Size: 5.84 MB (PDF), 5 MB (ePub)