RT Journal Article
T1 Exploring morphometric frontiers: A comprehensive study of otolith growth patterns in brown comber Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
A1 Castro Gutiérrez, Jairo
A1 Madera Santana, Sara
A1 Rodríguez García, Carlos
A1 Domínguez Bustos, Ángel Rafael
A1 Sarmiento Carbajal, Jésica
A1 Gonçalves Neto, José Belquior
A1 Cabrera Castro, Remedios
AB Otoliths are widely employed in marine sciences to gain insights into fish growth,age, migrations, and population structure. This study investigates the relationshipsbetween morphometric measurements, otolith characteristics, and length size patternsin the brown comber (Serranus hepatus) from the Gulf of Cádiz, a species discardedin artisanal trawl fisheries. Our findings reveal significant changes in otolithshape indices as fish grow, with symmetry observed between left and right otolithmeasurements. Otolith size is found to be related to fish size, supporting its use inestimating body length at different life stages. Otolith shape analysis has potentialapplications in stock identification, detecting catch misreporting, and studying marinepredator diets. Combining otolith shape analysis with other data types can clarifyrelationships among taxa and inform spatial management strategies, contributing tothe long-term sustainability of fish populations and the assessment of the impact ofmanagement strategies on fish size and growth. This study enhances our understandingof the broader implications of morphometric and otolith analyses in fisheriesresearch and supports the development of more sustainable fisheries managementpractices.
PB Wiley
SN 0022-1112
SN 1095-8649 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23308
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23308
LA eng
NO Castro‐Gutiérrez, J., Madera‐Santana, S., Rodríguez‐García, C., Domínguez‐Bustos, Á. R., Sarmiento‐Carbajal, J., Gonçalves‐Neto, J. B., & Cabrera‐Castro, R. (2023). Exploring morphometric frontiers: A comprehensive study of otolith growth patterns in brown comber "Serranus hepatus" (Linnaeus, 1758). In Journal of Fish Biology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15544
NO This research has been carried out within the framework of the ECOFISHproject: eco-innovative strategies for sustainable fishing in theGulf of Cadiz SPA. This initiative has been supported by the BiodiversityFoundation, the Ministry for Ecological Transition and DemographicChallenge, through the Pleamar Program, co-financed by theEuropean Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) (grant numbers:2019-016/PV/PLEAMAR18/PT; 2020-013/PV/PLEAMAR19/PT; 2020-055/PV/PLEAMAR20/PT; 2021/PV/PLEAMAR20-21/PT; 2021-060/PV/PLEAMAR21/PT).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026