Image: Removing a red snapper otolith
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Description: Removing a red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, otolith (ear bone). Scientists determine the age of snapper by counting annual growth rings on their otoliths, similar to counting growth rings in trees.
Title: Removing a red snapper otolith
Credit: NOAA FishWatch (see Gallery)
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