3D otolith mesh dataset of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the Mediterranean Sea

This dataset includes 3D sagittal left otolith meshes obtained from 339 individual red mullet (Mullus barbatus) specimens. These samples were collected from 17 distinct geographical locations spanning the whole Mediterranean Sea. Recorded biological parameters include fish total length (TL, ranging from 125 to 238 mm), total weight (W, ranging from 14.9 to 168.0 g), sex, and sexual maturity staging. The 3D otolith dataset consists of high-resolution meshes obtained through microtomography (29.2 m voxel size). The dataset provides valuable insights into the morphological variability and population structure of red mullet populations in the Mediterranean Sea.

Date (Publication): 2024

Date (Revision): 2024-06-26

Other citation details: Andrialovanirina Nicolas, Poloni Lauriane, Laffont Rémi, Poisson Caillault Emilie, Couette Sébastien, Mahé Kelig (2024). 3D otolith mesh dataset of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the Mediterranean Sea. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/99980

Credit: This work has benefited from the grant “ANR-21-EXES-00 11” as part of the IFSEA graduate school (which originates from National Research Agency under the Investments for the Future program), the French Federative Research Structure (SFR Campus de la mer, project No. 2022.7). The otoliths come from the Specific Contract No. 03_EASME/EMFF/2017/1.3.2.3/01/SI2.793201 (MED_UNITs) financed by the European Union. This work is also a contribution to the e-Col+ project funded by the Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir (ANR 21 ESRE 0053). The GISMO platform (Biogéosciences, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UMR CNRS 6282, France) was used for the acquisition of 3D images.

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Univ. Littoral Cote d’Opale, UR 4491, LISIC, Calais, F-62100, France Ifremer, Fisheries Laboratory, 150 quai Gambetta, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 62321, France - ANDRIALOVANIRINA Nicolas

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Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Universit Paris, 75014, France UMR CNRS 6282 Biogeosciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Bd Gabriel, Dijon, 21000, France - Poloni Lauriane

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UMR CNRS 6282 Biogeosciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Bd Gabriel, Dijon, 21000, France - Laffont Rémi

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Univ. Littoral Cote d’Opale, UR 4491, LISIC, Calais, F-62100, France - Poisson Caillault Emilie

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Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Universit Paris, 75014, France UMR CNRS 6282 Biogeosciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Bd Gabriel, Dijon, 21000, France - Couette Sébastien

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Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Universit Paris, 75014, France UMR CNRS 6282 Biogeosciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Bd Gabriel, Dijon, 21000, France - MAHé Kelig