Short communication. Statolith microstructure from hatchlings of the oceanic squid, Gonatus onyx (Cephalopoda, Gonatidae) from the Northeast Pacific

Alexander I. Archipkin, Brad A. Seibel

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Abstract

Statolith microstructure was studied in hatchlings of deepwater-spawned gonatid squid Gonatus onyx , caught between 1350 and 1420 m over a bottom depth of 2100 m in the San Clemente Basin off San Diego, California. It was found that the shape and size of the hatchling statolith were similar to those of the first-check statolith observed in paralarvae and small juveniles of G.onyx . The inner part of the bipartite postnuclear zone (= first-check statolith) is formed during late embryo-genesis, and the first check within the statolith microstructure must be considered as a starting point of increment counting for age estimation of Gonatus spp.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Plankton Research
Volume21
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1999
Externally publishedYes

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  • Life Sciences

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