Plate 1
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Atherinella brasiliensis otoliths from fish with total length: A. 32 mm; B. 86 mm; C. 141mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; C1; the lateral face in A2; B2; C2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3, C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 2
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Hemiramphus brasiliensis otoliths from fish with total length: A. 116 mm; B. 200 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; the lateral face in A2; B2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3 (Illustration: Sílvia de Almeida Gonsales; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 3
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Hyporhamphus roberti otolith from fish with total length: A. 132 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Sílvia de Almeida Gonsales; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 4
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Hyporhamphus unifasciatus otoliths from fish with total length: A. 116 mm; B. 190 mm; C. 261 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; C1; the lateral face in A2; B2; C2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3; C3 (Illustration: Sílvia de Almeida Gonsales; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 5
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Strongylura marina otoliths from fish with total length: A. 283 mm; B. 621 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; the lateral face in A2; B2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3 (Illustration: Michelle Konig; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 6
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Strongylura timucu right otolith from fish with total length: A. 156 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Michelle Konig; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 7
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Beryx splendens right otoliths from fish with total length: A. 170 mm; B. 314 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; the lateral face in A2; B2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 8
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Hoplostethus occidentalis right otoliths from fish with total length: A. 93 mm; B. 169 mm; C. 245 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; C1; the lateral face in A2; B2; C2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3; C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 9
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi otoliths from fish with total length: A. 68 mm; B. 127 mm; C. 260 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; C1; the lateral face in A2; B2; C2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3; C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 10
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Zenion hololepis otoliths from fish with total length: A. 56 mm; B. 114 mm; C. 173 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; C1; the lateral face in A2; B2; C2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3; C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 11
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Macroramphosus scolopax otolith from fish with total length: A. 107 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 12
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Notopogon fernandezianus otolith from fish with total length: A. 161 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 13
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Bellator brachychir otoliths from fish with total length: A. 34 mm; B. 95 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; B1; the lateral face in A2; B2; and the ventral profile in A3; B3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 14
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Prionotus nudigula otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 68 mm; B. 162 mm; C. 265 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1, C1; the lateral face in A2, B2, C2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3, C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 15
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Prionotus punctatus otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 36 mm; B. 184 mm; C. 391 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1, C1; the lateral face in A2, B2, C2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3, C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat;
Plate 16
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Dactylopterus volitans otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 65 mm; B. 192 mm; C. 272 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1, C1; the lateral face in A2, B2, C2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3, C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 17
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Helicolenus lahillei otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 75 mm; B. 260 mm; C. 462 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1, C1; the lateral face in A2, B2, C2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3, C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 18
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Peristedion altipinne otolith from fish with total lengths: A. 124 mm; B. 258 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1; the lateral face in A2, B2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 19
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Pontinus rathbuni otolith from fish with total length: A. 97 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Vanessa Sugihara; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 20
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Scorpaena dispar right otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 38 mm; B. 129 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1; the lateral face in A2, B2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3 (Illustration: Vanessa Sugihara; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 21
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Setarches guentheri otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 43 mm; B. 148 mm; C. 254 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1, C1; the lateral face in A2, B2, C2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3, C3 (Illustration: Laura Montserrat; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 22
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Chilomycterus spinosus otolith from fish with total length: A. 52 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 23
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Diodon holocanthus otolith from fish with total length: A. 111 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 24
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Lagocephalus laevigatus right otolith from fish with total length: A. 144 mm. The medial face is shown in A1; the lateral face in A2; and the ventral profile in A3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 25
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Sphoeroides greeleyi otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 78 mm; B. 145 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1; the lateral face in A2, B2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 26
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Sphoeroides testudineus otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 94 mm; B. 212 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1; the lateral face in A2, B2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Plate 27
Illustrations (above) and photographs (below) of Stephanolepis hispidus otoliths from fish with total lengths: A. 37 mm; B. 195 mm. The medial face is shown in A1, B1; the lateral face in A2, B2; and the ventral profile in A3, B3 (Illustration: Alexandre Arackawa; Photos: Cesar Santificetur).
Atherinella brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) - Plate 1
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
2.99±0.27
2.64
4.21
OH/OL (%)
60.52±2.85
53.52
68.54
OT/OL (%)
19.41±2.28
16.38
29.21
OT/OH (%)
32.06±3.18
25.82
43.55
Circularity
16.76±1.41
14.82
20.72
Rectangularity
0.73±0.02
0.69
0.77
Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus 1758) - Plate 2
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
2.20±0.14
1.92
2.51
OH/OL (%)
70.44±3.03
66.42
76.10
OT/OL (%)
16.68±1.09
15.38
19.18
OT/OH (%)
23.69±1.35
21.53
25.93
Circularity
16.14±4.64
0.97
18.77
Rectangularity
0.72±0.02
0.69
0.76
Hyporhamphus roberti (Valenciennes 1847) - Plate 3
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
2.01±0
2.01
2.01
OH/OL (%)
63.77±0
63.77
63.77
OT/OL (%)
16.23±0
16.23
16.23
OT/OH (%)
25.44±0
25.44
25.44
Circularity
14.97±0
14.97
14.97
Rectangularity
0.71±0
0.71
0.71
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani 1841) - Plate 4
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
2.28±0.17
2.05
2.93
OH/OL (%)
67.86±3.76
59.02
74.86
OT/OL (%)
16.22±0.98
14.47
18.40
OT/OH (%)
23.95±1.59
20.66
28.42
Circularity
17.45±1.24
15.16
22.51
Rectangularity
0.71±0.02
0.67
0.75
Strongylura marina (Walbaum 1792) - Plate 5
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
0.91±0.02
0.88
0.93
OH/OL (%)
55.39±3.44
49.82
59.16
OT/OL (%)
14.29±1.31
12.09
15.22
OT/OH (%)
25.79±1.58
23.87
27.10
Circularity
23.48±1.83
21.62
26.47
Rectangularity
0.72±0.02
0.70
0.76
Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) - Plate 6
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.15±0.07
1.12
1.23
OH/OL (%)
55.32±2.39
53.01
57.78
OT/OL (%)
16.86±2.45
14.37
19.26
OT/OH (%)
30.44±3.87
26.04
33.33
Circularity
15.49±0.22
15.27
15.70
Rectangularity
0.76±0.02
0.75
0.78
Beryx splendens Lowe 1834 - Plate 7
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
4.58±0.29
3.87
5.19
OH/OL (%)
71.40±3.14
66.18
77.88
OT/OL (%)
11.27±1.45
9.19
14.78
OT/OH (%)
15.79±1.95
12.40
20.29
Circularity
21.44±1.61
18.39
24.29
Rectangularity
0.66±0.02
0.61
0.72
Hoplostethus occidentalis Woods 1973 - Plate 8
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
6.23±0.27
5.60
6.91
OH/OL (%)
73.66±3.47
66.58
81.35
OT/OL (%)
16.92±1.63
13.91
20.59
OT/OH (%)
23.03±2.51
17.57
27.61
Circularity
20.95±1.7
18.27
25.86
Rectangularity
0.63±0.03
0.55
0.69
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist 1922 - Plate 9
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.78±0.22
0.95
2.20
OH/OL (%)
102.58±5.01
90.91
112.98
OT/OL (%)
23.33±2.73
18.95
34.35
OT/OH (%)
22.74±2.27
18.75
30.41
Circularity
21.80±2.95
1.85
27.02
Rectangularity
0.65±0.02
0.59
0.70
Zenion hololepis (Goode & Bean 1896) - Plate 10
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
3.59±0.66
2.29
4.95
OH/OL (%)
85.62±8.53
71.84
101.01
OT/OL (%)
20.68±1.57
17.97
23.46
OT/OH (%)
24.27±1.85
21.50
29.78
Circularity
19.64±3.57
15.28
28.40
Rectangularity
0.72±0.05
0.62
0.79
Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus 1758) - Plate 11
Shape índices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
2.55±1.54
1.05
4.13
OH/OL (%)
95.37±9.44
88.09
106.04
OT/OL (%)
23.24±6.78
18.49
31.00
OT/OH (%)
24.69±8.27
17.44
33.70
Circularity
15.70±0.51
15.16
16.18
Rectangularity
0.67±0.03
0.63
0.69
Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin 1899) - Plate 12
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.07±0.17
0.93
1.34
OH/OL (%)
102.44±5.58
95.65
109.86
OT/OL (%)
46.97±7.05
38.79
57.63
OT/OH (%)
46.09±8.28
35.90
58.96
Circularity
19.34±1.71
17.65
21.60
Rectangularity
0.61±0.03
0.57
0.65
Bellator brachychir (Regan 1914) - Plate 13
Shape índices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
3.64±0.28
3.22
4.21
OH/OL (%)
66.51±5.17
60.12
77.43
OT/OL (%)
20.61±3.62
17.14
29.10
OT/OH (%)
31.23±6.59
25.14
46.99
Circularity
14.49±0.5
13.77
15.33
Rectangularity
0.71±0.02
0.67
0.75
Prionotus nudigula Ginsburg 1950 - Plate 14
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
3.47±1.43
1.85
7.47
OH/OL (%)
63.50±3.55
54.24
70.36
OT/OL (%)
17.29±1.91
11.72
22.70
OT/OH (%)
27.30±3.2
18.51
34.93
Circularity
14.65±0.44
13.87
16.60
Rectangularity
0.73±0.02
0.68
0.77
Prionotus punctatus (Bloch 1793) - Plate 15
Shape índices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
3.23±0.39
2.36
4.19
OH/OL (%)
66.15±2.36
59.61
71.02
OT/OL (%)
14.84±2.23
10.17
20.23
OT/OH (%)
22.43±3.27
16.34
30.17
Circularity
18.66±2.29
14.30
24.40
Rectangularity
0.69±0.02
0.66
0.73
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus 1758) - Plate 16
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.15±0.19
0.77
1.65
OH/OL (%)
77.04±5.8
63.27
95.24
OT/OL (%)
31.82±3.7
25.28
44.44
OT/OH (%)
41.30±3.58
33.85
52.83
Circularity
16.66±2.5
13.38
25.13
Rectangularity
0.71±0.03
0.62
0.80
Helicolenus lahillei Norman 1937 - Plate 17
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
4.08±0.5
2.78
5.38
OH/OL (%)
53.44±2.69
46.35
60.19
OT/OL (%)
14.64±2.2
11.62
23.15
OT/OH (%)
27.46±4.4
21.72
44.23
Circularity
18.07±1.73
15.82
24.49
Rectangularity
0.66±0.02
0.59
0.70
Peristedion altipinne (Regan 1903) - Plate 18
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.79±0.16
1.49
2.38
OH/OL (%)
73.32±5.38
60.13
84.15
OT/OL (%)
20.47±2.00
17.13
25.88
OT/OH (%)
28.01±2.9
22.83
35.38
Circularity
14.96±1.06
13.44
18.67
Rectangularity
0.71±0.02
0.65
0.76
Pontinus rathbuni Goode & Bean 1896 - Plate 19
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
5.43±0
5.43
5.43
OH/OL (%)
54.27±0
54.27
54.27
OT/OL (%)
19.54±0
19.54
19.54
OT/OH (%)
36.01±0
36.01
36.01
Circularity
16.02±0
16.02
16.02
Rectangularity
0.68±0
0.68
0.68
Scorpaena dispar Longley & Hildebrand 1940 - Plate 20
Shape índices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
5.97±0.57
5.57
6.37
OH/OL (%)
53.58±5.46
49.72
57.44
OT/OL (%)
22.13±8.45
16.16
28.10
OT/OH (%)
40.71±11.62
32.49
48.92
Circularity
15.97±1.25
15.09
16.85
Rectangularity
0.68±0.03
0.66
0.70
Setarches guentheri Johnson 1862 - Plate 21
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
4.83±0.38
3.05
5.88
OH/OL (%)
61.51±5.96
34.38
73.47
OT/OL (%)
18.59±2.57
13.76
25.44
OT/OH (%)
30.32±3.9
23.42
58.04
Circularity
17.73±2.33
4.61
23.95
Rectangularity
0.67±0.06
0.62
0.72
Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758) - Plate 22
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
0.85±0.16
0.62
1.19
OH/OL (%)
117.93±10.21
96.10
135.71
OT/OL (%)
44.61±6.19
33.33
54.76
OT/OH (%)
37.97±5.49
29.41
47.92
Circularity
14.49±1.56
13.16
17.87
Rectangularity
0.76±0.06
0.68
0.85
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus 1758 - Plate 23
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
0.70±0.05
0.67
0.74
OH/OL (%)
131.84±14.21
121.79
141.89
OT/OL (%)
54.02±3.87
51.28
56.76
OT/OH (%)
41.05±1.49
40.00
42.11
Circularity
15.22±0.54
14.83
15.60
Rectangularity
0.76±0.05
0.73
0.80
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus 1766) - Plate 24
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
0.53±0
0.53
0.53
OH/OL (%)
103.95±0
103.95
103.95
OT/OL (%)
32.89±0
32.89
32.89
OT/OH (%)
31.65±0
31.65
31.65
Circularity
21.27±0
21.27
21.27
Rectangularity
0.65±0
0.65
0.65
Sphoeroides greeleyi Gilbert 1900 - Plate 25
Shape índices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.05±0.12
0.74
1.26
OH/OL (%)
89.63±5.72
80.95
105.06
OT/OL (%)
39.18±4.43
32.11
49.37
OT/OH (%)
43.69±3.83
36.08
51.76
Circularity
17.91±4.63
14.00
33.33
Rectangularity
0.65±0.05
0.52
0.71
Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus 1758) - Plate 26
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.10±0.49
0.75
1.45
OH/OL (%)
87.28±3.85
84.56
90.00
OT/OL (%)
32.46±12.32
23.75
41.18
OT/OH (%)
37.54±15.77
26.39
48.70
Circularity
16.48±1.13
15.68
17.28
Rectangularity
0.64±0
0.64
0.64
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus 1766) - Plate 27
Shape indices
Mean±Sd
Minimum
Maximum
OL/TL (%)
1.10±0.31
0.70
1.46
OH/OL (%)
112.93±10.68
98.54
121.43
OT/OL (%)
34.52±3.23
32.12
39.29
OT/OH (%)
30.64±2.32
27.63
32.59
Circularity
18.51±5.61
15.22
26.90
Rectangularity
0.69±0.05
0.63
0.74
