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<p>Bilateral asymmetry is presumed to reveal the developmental variability of the fish in polluted aquatic environments. In these habitats, high-level asymmetry develops, and these fish expend more energy to balance their growth than fish that are not under an impact. A total of 121 specimens of <italic>Pampus argenteus</italic> were collected from Khor Abdulla located in the northwest part of the Arabian Gulf. The asymmetry of two otolith parameters of the marine fish species <italic>Pampus argenteus</italic>, length and width, was calculated. The results demonstrated that the level of asymmetry was highest for otolith width. The level of asymmetry in both otolith parameters was lowest in fish length ranging between 70-100 mm and the highest in fish ranging between 281-310 mm.</p>
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Bilateral asymmetry is presumed to reveal the developmental variability of the fish in polluted aquatic environments. In these habitats, high-level asymmetry develops, and these fish expend more energy to balance their growth than fish that are not under an impact. A total of 121 specimens of Pampus argenteus were collected from Khor Abdulla located in the northwest part of the Arabian Gulf. The asymmetry of two otolith parameters of the marine fish species Pampus argenteus, length and width, was calculated. The results demonstrated that the level of asymmetry was highest for otolith width. The level of asymmetry in both otolith parameters was lowest in fish length ranging between 70-100 mm and the highest in fish ranging between 281-310 mm.

Bilateral Asymmetry in Otolith Size of <italic>Pampus argenteus</italic> (Osteichthyes: Stromatidae) from Iraqi Marine Waters

Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

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Bilateral Asymmetry in Otolith Size of  (Osteichthyes: Stromatidae) from Iraqi Marine Waters

Bilateral asymmetry is presumed to reveal the developmental variability of the fish in polluted aquatic environments. In these habitats, high-level asymmetry...

Bilateral Asymmetry in Otolith Size of Pampus argenteus (Osteichthyes: Stromatidae) from Iraqi Marine Waters

Published Online: Sep 22, 2022

Page range: 103 - 112

Received: Feb 06, 2022

Accepted: Apr 26, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2022-0011

Keywords
Bilateral asymmetry, Otolith, Stromateidae, Pomfret, Basrah

© 2022 Audai Qasim et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bilateral Asymmetry in Otolith Size of Pampus argenteus (Osteichthyes: Stromatidae) from Iraqi Marine Waters

Published Online: Sep 22, 2022

Page range: 103 - 112

Received: Feb 06, 2022

Accepted: Apr 26, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2022-0011

KeywordsBilateral asymmetry, Otolith, Stromateidae, Pomfret, Basrah

© 2022 Audai Qasim et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Bilateral asymmetry, Otolith, Stromateidae, Pomfret, Basrah