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Otolith fluctuating asymmetry in Boops boops (Actinopterygii, Sparidae) from two marine stations (Bizerte and Kelibia) in Tunisian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2020

Mouna Ben Labidi ,
Marwa Mejri Open the ORCID record for Marwa Mejri [Opens in a new window] ,
Adel A.A.B. Shahin Open the ORCID record for Adel A.A.B. Shahin [Opens in a new window] ,
Jean-Pierre Quignard Open the ORCID record for Jean-Pierre Quignard [Opens in a new window] ,
Monia Trabelsi Open the ORCID record for Monia Trabelsi [Opens in a new window]  and
Abderraouf Ben Faleh Open the ORCID record for Abderraouf Ben Faleh [Opens in a new window]
Mouna Ben Labidi*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Ecology, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms (LR/18/ES/41), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Marwa Mejri
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Ecology, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms (LR/18/ES/41), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Adel A.A.B. Shahin
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Minia University, El Minia, Egypt
Jean-Pierre Quignard
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'ichtyologie, Université Montpellier П, P1. E. Bataillon, Case 102, 34095Montpellier Cedex, France
Monia Trabelsi
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Ecology, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms (LR/18/ES/41), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Abderraouf Ben Faleh
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Ecology, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms (LR/18/ES/41), Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
*
Author for correspondence: Mouna Ben Labidi, E-mail: benlabidimouna@gmail.com
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Abstract

For the first time, saccular otolith shape and size were analysed in 254 samples of the bogue Boops boops collected from the marine stations of Bizerte and Kelibia situated in north-east Tunisia. The objectives were (1) to examine the inter- and intra-population variation in the otolith shape and size, including length (Lo), width (Wo) and area (Ao) measurements, and (2) to assess the relationship between otolith mass asymmetry (OMA) and total fish length (TL). In addition, the impact of pollution present in these two stations on the shape and size of the otolith in relation to the TL was discussed. Analyses of the otolith shape and biometric data showed a statistically significant asymmetry in the otolith shape (P < 0.0001) between the right and left sides within the population of Bizerte, as well as between the otoliths from the same right-right and left-left sides between the populations of Bizerte and Kelibia. Similarly, a significant Wo asymmetry (P < 0.05) was recorded within the population of Kelibia. Conversely, a significant symmetry was detected in Lo and Ao (P > 0.05) between the right and left sides within the populations of Bizerte and Kelibia. Moreover, the level of asymmetry of Ao was higher than that of Lo and Wo in both populations. Nevertheless, Student's t-test showed no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) for Lo, Wo and Ao in relation to the means of TL between the three groups of the populations of Bizerte and Kelibia, although significant differences (P < 0.05) were found by using box plots. Furthermore, no statistically significant relationship (P > 0.05) was detected between OMA and TL within and between the populations of Bizerte and Kelibia. The possible cause of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in the otolith shape and size both within and/or between populations of the two stations has been discussed in relation to the instability of development induced by environmental stress associated with the variation in water temperature, salinity, depth, feeding conditions and pollutants present in these stations.

Keywords

ActinopterygiiBoops boopsecological factorselliptical Fourier analysisotolith asymmetryotolith shapeotolithometrySparidaeTunisiawater pollution
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 100 , Issue 7 , November 2020 , pp. 1135 - 1146
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2020

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