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Diameters of asterisci and lapilli were well corre- tion between otolith diameter and standard length 



lated with standard length, but the strongest rela- was observed in sagittae (Fig. 2). Anterior rostra and 



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Figure 1 



Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, otoliths: (A) hatchery asteriscus 500x; (B) hatchery lapillus 500x; (C) hatchery 

 sagitta 125x; (D) wild asteriscus 500x; (Et wild lapillus 250x; (Fi wild sagitta 125x. 



