"Otolith variables";"Aegean Sea";"Western Black Sea";"Eastern Black Sea";"*Sea of Marmara";"Mean ± SD";Range;"Mean ± SD";Range;"Mean ± SD";Range;"Mean ± SD";Range "Otolith length";"7.07 ± 0.32";6.28–7.55;"5.38 ± 1.09";4.34–7.39;"5.02 ± 0.38";4.37–5.95;"6.36 ± 0.87";4.65–8.98 "Otolith width";"2.58 ± 0.14";2.23–2.81;"2.16 ± 0.23";1.8–2.58;"2.09 ± 0.1";1.91–2.26;"2.50 ± 0.26";1.99–3.16 "Otolith area";"13.03 ± 0.99";10.79–14.94;"8.46 ± 2.86";5.53–13.63;"7.56 ± 0.97";5.82–9.37;"12.63 ± 3.05";7.25–21.63 "Otolith perimeter";"17.57 ± 1.03";15.66–19.79;"14.3 ± 2.87";10.71–19.79;"12.47 ± 1.03";10.52–14.48;"19.48 ± 3.95";14.51–32.09 "Form factor";"0.53 ± 0.04";0.46–0.6;"0.52 ± 0.06";0.39–0.64;"0.61 ± 0.04";0.52–0.72;"0.43 ± 0.08";0.18–0.55 Roundness;"0.33 ± 0.02";0.3–0.39;"0.37 ± 0.03";0.29–0.42;"0.38 ± 0.02";0.34–0.41;"0.39 ± 0.03";0.33–0.44 "Aspect ratio";"2.74 ± 0.14";2.36–3.03;"2.47 ± 0.26";2.13–3;"2.4 ± 0.13";2.16–2.69;"2.54 ± 0.17";2.28–3.07