Annulus Development on the Second Dorsal Spine of the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and Its Validity for Age Determination
- 1 November 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Vol. 42 (11) , 1799-1805
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f85-225
Abstract
Annual marks were visible in three different areas of the dogfish (Squalus acanthias) spine. The annuli in the mantle, the stem base, and the inner dentine develop independently of each other. Annuli that formed on the mantle were readily identifiable externally, making them the most useful for age determination. The mantle annulus is an accumulation of pigment that appears to form because enamel deposition is not synchronous with the upward growth of the spine, resulting in the production of darkened bands that often form ridges. We validated our interpretation of annuli from fish aged 20–70 yr by tagging and recovering dogfish that were injected with oxytetracycline. Through validation we were able to demonstrate that some previous studies have underestimated age, resulting in a misunderstanding of important life history parameters.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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