Otoliths Summary
Diplophos taenia  Günther, 1873
Family: Gonostomatidae
Main ref.: (57908). Rivaton, J. and P. Bourret, 1999. Les otolithes des poissons de l’Indo-Pacifique. IRD. Doc. Sci. Tech. II 2, 378pp.
Country:New Caledonia
Scientific name used: Diplophos taenia
Description of Otoliths
Type Length of fish
(mm)
Length of otolith
(mm)
Height of otolith
(mm)
Face Position Picture Locality
sagitta 42  0.9  0.5  inner  right  DITAE_o1.gif 22°10S 165°50E, 500m, 27968
sagitta 66  1.1  0.65  inner  right  DITAE_o2.gif 19°55S 168°02E, 0 to 1080m, 02/07/72 (DIAPHUS 10, st.194)
sagitta 81  1.5  0.8  inner  right  DITAE_o3.gif 22°07S 165°50E, surface, 04/02/75 (ESSAIS 75/2, FAB 44)
sagitta 113  2.2  1.2  inner  right  DITAE_o4.gif 22°10S 165°50E, 0 to 120m, 10/02/74 (MOLA 1, CP 1)
sagitta 145  2.8  1.5  inner  right  DITAE_o5.gif 22°10S 165°50E, 0 to 120m, 10/03/74 (MOLA 3, CP 11)
sagitta 172  3.2  1.8  outer  left  22°10S 165°50E, 0 to 800m, 27965
sagitta 172  3.2  1.8  inner  right  DITAE_o6.gif 22°10S 165°50E, 0 to 800m, 27965