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<p>The current study aims to calculate and assess the asymmetry of the two goatfish species, Yellowstripe goatfish <italic>Mulloidichthys</italic> <italic>flavolineatus</italic> (Lacepède 1801) and Red Sea goatfish, <italic>Parupeneus forsskali</italic> (Fourmanoir &amp; Guézé 1976) collected from Hurghada fishing harbour, Egypt. The asymmetry valuation for <italic>M</italic>. <italic>flavolineatus</italic> and <italic>P. forsskali</italic> is imperative to demonstrate the impact of asymmetry on the larvae settlement in this vital fishing ground. Asymmetry was calculated for the saccular otolith (Sagittae) biometry, namely length, width, and mass. The results showed that the otolith height had a lower asymmetry value than the otolith length for the two goatfish species inspected. No relationship between the asymmetry value of otolith length and width and total fish length was observed. Both goatfish species’ calculated otolith mass asymmetry was higher than that of many teleost fish species.</p>
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The current study aims to calculate and assess the asymmetry of the two goatfish species, Yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède 1801) and Red Sea goatfish, Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé 1976) collected from Hurghada fishing harbour, Egypt. The asymmetry valuation for M. flavolineatus and P. forsskali is imperative to demonstrate the impact of asymmetry on the larvae settlement in this vital fishing ground. Asymmetry was calculated for the saccular otolith (Sagittae) biometry, namely length, width, and mass. The results showed that the otolith height had a lower asymmetry value than the otolith length for the two goatfish species inspected. No relationship between the asymmetry value of otolith length and width and total fish length was observed. Both goatfish species’ calculated otolith mass asymmetry was higher than that of many teleost fish species.

Investigation of otolith asymmetry in <italic>Mulloidichthys flavolineatus</italic> and <italic>Parupeneus forsskali</italic> (Perciformes: Mullidae) from Egypt’s Hurghada fishing harbour on the Red Sea

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Investigation of otolith asymmetry in  and  (Perciformes: Mullidae) from Egypt’s Hurghada fishing harbour on the Red Sea

The current study aims to calculate and assess the asymmetry of the two goatfish species, Yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède 1801)...

Investigation of otolith asymmetry in Mulloidichthys flavolineatus and Parupeneus forsskali (Perciformes: Mullidae) from Egypt’s Hurghada fishing harbour on the Red Sea

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 18, 2023

Page range: 68 - 78

Received: Nov 21, 2022

Accepted: Jan 10, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2023.1.05

© 2023 Laith Jawad et al., This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs License

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.