{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Relationships between otolith size and fish length in some mesopelagic teleosts (Myctophidae, Paralepididae, Phosichthyidae and Stomiidae).
{Author}: Battaglia P;Malara D;Ammendolia G;Romeo T;Andaloro F;
{Journal}: J Fish Biol
{Volume}: 87
{Issue}: 3
{Year}: Sep 2015
{Factor}: 2.504
{DOI}: 10.1111/jfb.12744
{Abstract}: Length-mass relationships and linear regressions are given for otolith size (length and height) and standard length (LS ) of certain mesopelagic fishes (Myctophidae, Paralepididae, Phosichthyidae and Stomiidae) living in the central Mediterranean Sea. The length-mass relationship showed isometric growth in six species, whereas linear regressions of LS and otolith size fit the data well for all species. These equations represent a useful tool for dietary studies on Mediterranean marine predators.