- Marine Ecology Progress Series 218:275
Otoliths are calcium carbonate and protein accretions found in the vestibular organs of all teleost fishes, and interest in their application as recorders of time and environmental conditions has increased substantially in recent years (Secor & Rooker.
- Biochemical-genetic identification of northern bluefin tuna
Northern and southern bluefin tuna are regarded as separate species, the key distinguishing characters being the position of the first ventrally directed parapophysis on the 9th (T. maccoyii) and 8th (T. thynnus) vertebrae, and the colour of the caudal.
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