Article
Short communication. Statolith microstructure from hatchlings of the oceanic squid, Gonatus onyx (Cephalopoda, Gonatidae) from the Northeast Pacific
Journal of Plankton Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/21.2.401
Disciplines
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.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Plankton Research, v. 21, issue 2, p. 401-404
Citation Information
Alexander I. Archipkin and Brad A. Seibel. "Short communication. Statolith microstructure from hatchlings of the oceanic squid, Gonatus onyx (Cephalopoda, Gonatidae) from the Northeast Pacific" Journal of Plankton Research Vol. 21 Iss. 2 (1999) p. 401 - 404 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brad-seibel/67/