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A Study on the Otolith of Carangidae<br />

Mohd Basid Jaafar<br />

Supervisor: Dr Rumeaida binti Mat Piah<br />

Bachelor of Applied Science (Fisheries)<br />

School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Science<br />

Carangidae is one of the important commercial fish in Malaysia. However, the<br />

information on their population characteristic in Malaysia is scarce. In this study, the<br />

characteristic of the otolith of carangidae was described. A total of 147 Carangidae<br />

which is Atule mate, Megalaspis cordyla,and Decapterus maruadsi collected from Pulau<br />

Kambing fish landing port in Terengganu during December 2017- March 2018 and was<br />

analyzed for their shape and the relationship between fish size and otolith dimension.<br />

The otolith shape for this species was fusiform. The highest correlation for each<br />

species was determine which is Decapterus maruadsi was between total length and<br />

otolith weight, Atule mate between fish weight and Otolith width and Megalaspis<br />

cordyla between fish weight and Otolith thickness. The results from this study so can<br />

be a useful tool to evaluate the growth of fish and to the researcher for future otolithbased<br />

study in Malaysia.<br />

658 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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