Investigation of otolith mass asymmetry in three stocks of European sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) from Türkiye
Journal: Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Year: 2023

It was aimed to investigate sagittal otolith mass asymmetry Sardina pilchardus sampled from Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean seas of Türkiye in present study. In this study, differences between right and left otoliths were statistically significant for Marmara and Mediterranean seas (P&lt;0.05) not significant for Aegean Sea, (P˃0.05). The mean values of otolith mass asymmetry (X) were found between 0.0393 and 0.0144 according to Aegean Sea, Marmara Sea and Mediterranean Sea, respectively. In a