Oligoplites saliens (Bloch, 1793)

(Carangidae, Perciformes)

Distribui-se de Honduras ao Uruguai e vive em águas costeiras, próximo à superfície. Atinge pouco mais de 50 cm de comprimento. É a espécie mais comum do gênero no sudeste do Brasil (Menezes & Figueiredo, 1980).

The collection contains otoliths from 366 individuals of this species, ranging from 100 to 635 mm of total length. Click here to see the map of the sampling area for the individuals of this species. The following summaries contains data from 92 analysed otoliths. See more detailed data here (in portuguese).

Otoliths from Oligoplites saliens, with total length of A. 154mm; B. 392mm; C. 503mm; internal side A1; B1; C1; external side A2; B2; C2; profile of the ventral region A3; B3; C3; click the figures for larger version*

Morphology:
Shape: elliptic to lanceolated (65%), hourglass (33%), lanceolated (2%). Anterior region: lanceolated-round (65%), notched (33%), lanceolated (2%). Posterior region: oblique to angled (36%), notched (33%), oblique-round (32%). Dorsal edge: sinuate to entire (67%), sinuate (33%). Ventral edge: sinuate (53%), sinuate to entire (47%). Profile: concave-convex (96%), plane-convex (4%). Rostrum and antirostrum orientation: in disagreement (93%), in agreement (7%). Rostrum: Developed. Antirostrum: Developed (77%), underdeveloped (23%). Pseudorostrum: absent (48%), underdeveloped (28%), Developed (24%). Pseudoantirostrum: absent (48%), underdeveloped (35%), Developed (17%). Sulcus acusticus: position median, orientation horizontal, opening ostial (50%), ostiocaudal (50%), morphology heterosulcoid, colliculum absent, ostium funnel-like, cauda slightly curved tubular (82%), strongly curved tubular (15%), straight tubular (3%).
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Morphometry:

Shape indices	Mean ± sd	Minimum	Maximum
OL / TL %	1.02 ± 0.1	0.67	1.24
OH / OL %	48.77 ± 5.52	36.96	71.77
OT / OL %	14.94 ± 2	11.53	20.44
OT / OH %	30.71 ± 3.07	23.33	39.78
Circularity	27.80 ± 5.89	18.97	45.92
Rectangularity	0.62 ± 0.05	0.54	0.88

Description of the abbreviations used

* Vouchers:
Collection identifier for the individuals shown on photography and drawings:

25.13.OLSA.SARVII.AM.7.31 (154 mm)
25.13.OLSA.SARIV.AM.15.31 (392 mm)
25.13.OLSA.SARV.AM.16.2 (503 mm)

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