Otoliths Summary
Myctophum selenops  Tåning, 1928
Family: Myctophidae
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:French Polynesia
Scientific name used: Myctophum selenops
Description of Otoliths
Type Length of fish
(mm)
Length of otolith
(mm)
Height of otolith
(mm)
Face Position Picture Locality
sagitta 15  0.7  0.5  inner  left  MYSEL_o1.gif 21°52S 139°12O, 0 to 200m, juil. 77 (SILLAGE, st.4)
sagitta 15  0.7  0.5  outer  right  21°52S 139°12O, 0 to 200m, juil. 77 (SILLAGE, st.4)
sagitta 22  1.7  1.45  inner  right  MYSEL_o2.gif 21°50S 167°14E, 0 to 60m, 28/03/73 (DIAPHUS 11, CP 1)
sagitta 32  2.35  2.1  inner  right  MYSEL_o3.gif 22°10S 165°50E, 0 to 180m, 26/02/74 (MOLA 2, CP 4)
sagitta 45  3.2  3.05  inner  left  MYSEL_o4.gif Passe St. Vincent (NC), 0 to 600m, 29/04/71 (PELAGIA 1, CP 17)
sagitta 69  3.65  3.25  inner  right  MYSEL_o5.gif 22°10S 165°50E, 0 to 500m, 09/03/74 (MOLA 3, CP 4)
sagitta 72  3.75  3.65  outer  left  16°57S 167°10E, cs Thunnus obesus, 02/03/73 (DIAPHUS 11)
sagitta 72  3.75  3.65  inner  right  MYSEL_o6.gif 16°57S 167°10E, cs Thunnus obesus, 02/03/73 (DIAPHUS 11)