棘头梅童鱼仔稚鱼脊柱及附肢骨骼的早期发育

本研究基于 2014 年 6–7 月在杭州湾北部水域用大型仔稚鱼网(口径 1.3 m、网目 0.5 mm)进行表层拖网所采集的棘头梅童鱼(Collichthys luncidus)仔稚鱼样本, 采用软骨-硬骨双染色技术, 探讨了棘头梅童鱼仔稚鱼(体长范围为 3.3~12.7 mm)脊柱及附肢骨骼的早期发育和骨化特征。研究结果表明: 脊柱骨化之前不分节, 而是由前向后逐渐长出的多个骨环把脊柱分节, 硬骨化出现的顺序大体上为由前向后。髓弓在脊柱骨化之前完全形成, 相对于一些低等鱼类髓弓等的生成方向是从中间向头尾和从后向前进行, 棘头梅童鱼的髓弓由前向后生长, 属于相对高等鱼类的生长类型。胸鳍支鳍骨是最先发育的附肢骨骼, 为能够自由地游泳摄食和从内源性营养转变为外源性营养提供了保障。后颞骨的形状十分特殊, 具有四枚向不同方向突起的棘; 背鳍支鳍骨由体中部开始向前后生长, 尾鳍支鳍骨的骨化晚于其他附肢骨骼, 侧尾下骨与其相邻的两枚尾下骨的基部融合, 为其游泳提供了强劲的动力。该研究结果不仅可以为早期形态学分类提供骨骼发育学方面的科学依据, 对棘头梅童鱼人工繁殖过程中结合骨骼发育进行技术上的契合也具有重要的参考价值。     

浙江近海棘头梅童鱼生长规律与群体组成的研究

本文根据浙江近海棘头梅童鱼的生物学测定资料,应用Von Bertalanffy鱼类生长方程分析棘头梅童鱼的生长规律,并与另外几种石首鱼科鱼类进行比较,显示出梅童鱼具有寿命短、生长迅速特性。同时,通过对棘头梅童鱼群体组成分析,认为浙江近海捕捞以采用梅童鱼拖网或定置刺网为好,渔期以冬春季比较适宜。     

吕泗渔场小黄鱼和棘头梅童鱼秋季脂肪酸组成及食性研究

石首鱼科鱼类小黄鱼（）是吕泗渔场重要的经济鱼种，为了解两者营养价值、摄食习性及食性转变，测定2018年秋季在吕泗渔场采集的46尾小黄鱼和36尾棘头梅童鱼脂肪酸组成，基于脂肪酸标记法进行食性分析。结果显示，小黄鱼和棘头梅童鱼PUFA/SFA比值、n-3/n-6比值在常见水产鱼类中较高，小黄鱼n-3/n-6比值与体长呈显著正相关（<0.01）。小黄鱼体长<70 mm时植物食性贡献较高（P<0.05），体长≥100 mm时植物食性显著减少（<0.05），小黄鱼（2.6~5.9）和棘头梅童鱼（2.6~3.3） DHA/EPA部分重合。研究表明，小黄鱼和棘头梅童鱼营养价值较高，大个体小黄鱼鱼油营养价值更高，小个体棘头梅童鱼则更有利于心血管健康。两者营养级部分重合，食性相似，都是随着体长增加植物食性减少，肉食食性增加且食性转变时的体长相近，因此，两者可能存在一定的食物竞争和生态位重合。     

明灯鱼属鱼类仔稚鱼的种类鉴别、发育形态及其分类检索

为了认识东海明灯鱼属鱼类仔稚鱼的发育形态与分类特征,为以后相关的海洋生态调查的仔稚鱼种类鉴定提供参考资料,以相关的明灯鱼属仔稚鱼形态与分类特征文献为依据,对1984-1985年4-7月东海外海黑潮流域调查采集到的明灯鱼属鱼类的仔稚鱼样品进行分类和鉴定。共鉴定出了西明灯鱼、印明灯鱼和朗明灯鱼3种仔稚鱼,观察和描述了其个体的发育形态并构建了简要的种类分类检索表。观察结果表明,三种明灯鱼仔稚鱼在发育过程中臀鳍上方体侧的腹缘具有一列菊花状的黑色素分布,这是明灯鱼属仔稚鱼共有的形态特征之一;西明灯鱼仔稚鱼下颌端有一短的颌须,体侧中部有一丛大的枝状或星状或放射状或小型菊花状的黑色素分布;印明灯鱼和朗明灯鱼仔稚鱼下颌端无颌须,体侧中部无黑色素分布,印明灯鱼仔稚鱼下颌骨前端有一个黑色素细胞分布,而朗明灯鱼仔稚鱼下颌骨前端无黑色素细胞分布。     

东海区泗礁沙滩碎波带仔稚鱼种类组成及栖息地利用模式

为探明泗礁沙滩碎波带仔稚鱼种类组成及其对碎波带的利用模式,于2010年7月至2011年8月每月大潮期间,在泗礁沙滩8个站位点水深0.5~1.5 m处,两人沿海岸平行方向步行拖曳小型拖网(1 m×4 m,网目1 mm)采集仔稚鱼样本。周年采集仔稚鱼1 762尾,隶属于28科46种,其中海洋性鱼类29种,河口性鱼类14种,洄游性鱼类2种,淡水性鱼类1种。体长10~30 mm的仔稚鱼占总渔获量的87.05%;后弯曲期仔鱼和稚鱼分别占总渔获量的24.57%和68.27%。鳀(Engraulis japonicus)为优势种,占总渔获量的55.68%。种类数及单位捕捞努力渔获量(CPUE)春夏季较高而秋冬较低,种类数和CPUE峰值分别出现在2010年8月和2011年5月。站点间的种类数和CPUE变化表明,仔稚鱼偏好栖息于封闭型沙滩碎波带。前10位主要种对碎波带的利用分3种类型:鳀、中国花鲈(Lateolabrax maculatus)、鮻(Liza haematocheila)和棘头梅童鱼(Collichthys lucidus)利用碎波带作为保育场;中华侧带小公鱼(Stolephorus chinensis)、鲻(Mugil cephalus)、细鳞鯻(Terapon jarbua)和弓斑东方鲀(Takifugu ocellatus)连续数月利用碎波带作为暂时栖息地;相模虾虎鱼(Sagamia geneionema)和鲬(Platycephalus indicus)则在单月进入碎波带栖息。因此在进行海滩和港湾开发和利用时,应重视对沙滩破碎带仔稚鱼栖息地的保护。     

浙江近海棘头梅童鱼的分布生物学与资源变动

<正> 棘头梅童鱼 Collichthylueidus(Richard-son)属鲈形目、石首鱼科、梅童鱼属。沿海渔民把它与黑鳃梅童 Collichthy niveatus(Jordan & Starks)统称为梅童鱼,俗称大头梅童、圆头梅童。有人把它误称为梅子,其实梅童与梅子并非同物异名,后者应为大黄鱼、小黄鱼幼体的别称。棘头梅童鱼为近海常见的小型鱼类,肉质鲜美,浙江沿     

灯笼鱼属仔稚鱼的发育形态及其分类检索

研究灯笼鱼属仔稚鱼的发育形态与分类特征,为以后相关的海洋生态调查的仔稚鱼种类鉴定提供参考资料,以相关的灯笼鱼属仔稚鱼形态与分类特征文献为依据,对1978年4—5月和8—10月太平洋中部热带水域、1979年5—6月西太平洋热带水域,1984年4—7月、1984年12月—1985年1月和1985年4—6月东海外海黑潮流域调查采集到的灯笼鱼属鱼类的仔稚鱼样品进行分类鉴定,共鉴定了栉刺灯笼鱼、闪光灯笼鱼、粗鳞灯笼鱼、斑点灯笼鱼、金焰灯笼鱼、东方灯笼鱼、钝吻灯笼鱼和灯笼鱼Myctophum sp.等8种仔稚鱼。观察和描述了其个体发育形态,并引用发光灯笼鱼、双灯灯笼鱼、粗短灯笼鱼、短颌灯笼鱼、Myctophum sp1.和Myctophum sp2.的形态特征,构建了目前全球已了解的11种灯笼鱼以及3种未定到种的Myctophum sp.、Myctophum sp1.和Myctophum sp2.仔稚鱼的种类分类检索表。观察结果显示,灯笼鱼属仔稚鱼鱼体细长,头部呈三角形、微扁,眼非圆形,眼部脉络组织发达或有发达眼柄支撑,颊部、胸鳍和鳃盖骨边缘具黑色素,消化管末端内侧或外侧色素均匀分布,两颌生有小利牙,具脂鳍,发育过程除金焰灯笼鱼外均具有发达扇形胸鳍,这是灯笼鱼属仔稚鱼共有的形态特征。金焰灯笼鱼形态特征独特,头部非常扁平,两眼眼柄非常发达,向体外两侧伸展,消化管末端游离于体外。仔稚鱼两眼前后是否具眼柄和眼部脉络组织形状,上下颌骨末端是否具黑色素,胸鳍柄和鳍条间黑色素有无,尾柄末端、脂鳍和臀鳍后缘是否具黑色素斑分布,消化道末端色素的分布等发育形态特征是该属仔稚鱼种类鉴别和分类的主要依据。     

基于线粒体Cytb基因序列的棘头梅童鱼种群遗传结构

选取线粒体细胞色素b (cytochrome b, Cyt b)基因序列作为分子标记, 分析了中国沿海棘头梅童鱼(Collichthys lucidus)的种群遗传结构。2019年9―11月在中国沿海9个采样点共采集棘头梅童鱼342尾, 共检测到174个单倍型。通过构建单倍型网络连接图和单倍型进化树发现, 棘头梅童鱼可分为北方支系和南方支系。分子方差分析(AMOVA)结果显示, 棘头梅童鱼的南北群体存在显著的遗传分化。核苷酸错配分布分析和中性检验结果显示, 棘头梅童鱼在更新世经历过种群快速扩张, 且估算北方群体和南方群体的种群扩张时间分别在0.799万~1.999万和2.631万~6.577万年前。根据净遗传距离推算出北方群体和南方群体的分化时间在34.5万~86.25万年前。综上得出, 中国沿海棘头梅童鱼可分为南北两个种群, 在渔业资源开发和管理上需要区别对待。     

野生和养殖棘头梅童鱼肌肉营养成分分析及比较

采用生理生化方法,对野生和养殖棘头梅童鱼肌肉常规营养成分、氨基酸和脂肪酸组成进行了测定.结果表明,与野生棘头梅童鱼相比,养殖棘头梅童鱼肌肉中粗脂肪含量较低,水分含量较高,且差异显著(P<0.05),蛋白质和灰分含量则无显著性差异(P>0.05);在氨基酸方面,野生和养殖棘头梅童鱼肌肉中均检出18种氨基酸,其中养殖组的酪...     

象山港春季浮性鱼卵数量分布和仔稚鱼种类组成

为了解和掌握象山港海域鱼类组成及数量分布的变化,2015年4~5月,对象山港海域浮性鱼卵和仔稚鱼现状进行了调查,分析了鱼卵数量分布和仔稚鱼的种类组成。结果表明:象山港海域鱼卵平均丰度为10.02粒/m3,仔稚鱼平均丰度为4.46尾/m3,其中蓝点马鲛仔稚鱼丰度平均值为0.84尾/m3;共鉴定仔稚鱼12种,优势种为大黄鱼、蓝点马鲛鱼、梅童鱼、银鱼、棱鲻、梭鱼等。春季鱼卵数量分布以象山港港口和中部较为集中,仔稚鱼以港中部站位较为集中。     

Distribution of the early life stages of small yellow croaker in the Yangtze River estuary and adjacent waters

The horizontal distribution of the early life stages of small yellow croaker Larimichthys polyactis in the Yangtze River estuary and its adjacent area was investigated through six ichthyoplankton surveys conducted during the period of mid-April to mid-July 2015. A total of seven eggs and 2461 larvae and juveniles of small yellow croaker were collected. Abundance of the specimens was highest in mid-May and lowest in mid-July. The composition of the different development stages of small yellow croaker varied among the six cruises, although post-flexion larvae and juveniles dominated the ichthyoplankton collection in each cruise. Specimens at different development stages showed different distribution patterns in the study area. The eggs, yolk-sac and pre-flexion larvae were mainly collected at stations with depth exceeding 30 m, while post-flexion larvae and juveniles were mainly distributed in the relatively shallow waters near to the mouth of the Yangtze River. In conclusion, the study suggested that the study area had largely lost the ecological function to support small yellow croaker spawning, although it could still serve as nursery ground for the species.     

东海区短鳄齿鱼数量分布及其与环境因子的关系

根据2005年东海区(26°30′～35°00′N、121°00′～127°00′E)渔业资源监测底拖网调查资料,结合广义相加模型(GAM)方法分析了东海区短鳄齿鱼资源的时空分布特征以及水深、水温、盐度与数量分布的关系。结果表明:东海区短鳄齿鱼主要分布区域为:28°00′～30°00′N、123°00′～126°30′E;生物量季节变化明显,以秋季(9月)最高,春季(4月)最低;短鳄齿鱼适宜水深、温度、盐度范围分别为70～110 m、17～23℃、34.3～35.2。结合东海海流分布特点,初步推断短鳄齿鱼为暖水性海洋小型鱼类,其生物量分布和季节变化受台湾暖流影响。     

Amazon River water in the northeastern Caribbean Sea and its effect on larval reef fish assemblages during April 2009

During April to June 2009, a large bolus of Amazon River water impacted the northeastern Caribbean Sea. Shipboard observations collected near Saba Bank, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and the Anegada Passage showed low surface salinity (35.76 ± 0.05 Practical Salinity Unit (PSU)), elevated surface temperature (26.77 ± 0.14°C), high chlorophyll‐a (1.26 ± 0.21 mg m^?3) and high dissolved oxygen (4.90 ± 0.06 mL L^?1) in a 20‐ to 30‐m thick surface layer in the riverine plume. The water was ~1°C warmer, 1 PSU fresher, 0.3 mL L^?1 higher in oxygen and 1.2 mg m^?3 higher in chlorophyll‐a than Atlantic Ocean waters to the north, with Caribbean surface waters showing intermediate values. Plankton net tows obtained in the upper 100 m of the water column revealed larval fish assemblages within the plume that were significantly different from those of the surrounding waters and from those encountered in the area in previous years. The plume waters contained higher concentrations of mesopelagic fish larvae from the families Myctophidae and Nomeidae, which as adults typically inhabit offshore, deep water habitats. Concentrations of larvae from inshore and reef‐associated families such as Scaridae, Serranidae, Labridae and Clupeidae were lower than those found outside the plume in similar shallow areas, particularly in near‐surface waters. An event like the one observed in 2009 had not been documented in at least the past 30 yr, and yet it was followed by another similarly extreme event in 2010. The ecological implications, including any long‐term consequences of such recent extreme events, are important and merit further study.     

东海生态系统中鱼卵、仔稚鱼种类组成、数量分布及其与环境因素的关系

为了解当前东海生态系统中鱼卵、仔稚鱼种类组成和数量分布的现状及其变化与物理环境因素的关系,根据2006年11月—2008年6月5个航次的鱼卵、仔稚鱼和物理环境调查资料,对鱼卵、仔稚鱼种类组成、数量分布与产卵场物理环境进行分析,探讨不同季节、不同年份鱼卵、仔稚鱼种类组成和数量分布的变化及其与物理环境的关系。结果显示,5个航次采集到74 813粒鱼卵、16 826尾仔稚鱼,共有135个种类。其中,鉴定到种的有109种,隶属于15目67科99属,还有17个种类仅能鉴定到属、6个种类仅能鉴定到科和3个种类仅能鉴定到目。2006年—2007年秋季、冬季和春季鱼卵、仔稚鱼的种类和数量随着季节变化逐渐增多;2008年春季的种类和数量较2007年春季明显偏少;2008年初夏种类的数量与2008年春季基本相近,但鱼卵的数量明显增多,仔稚鱼的数量基本相近。42种优势种类、重要种类和主要种类构成当前东海生态系统中鱼卵、仔稚鱼种类组成的主要成分。东海表层水温和盐度分布有显著的季节变化。秋、冬季表层水温锋面强度最强,春季次之,初夏最弱;锋面的位置秋季离岸最近,冬季次之,春季和初夏离岸最远,冬季偏南,初夏季节北移。表层盐度锋面主要分布在近岸区域,与岸线大致平行,其强度冬季最强,春、秋季次之,初夏季节最弱。秋、冬季节陆架深水海域的水温较沿岸海域高,鱼类生殖群体在陆架深水高温区产卵;春季和初夏季节沿岸海域明显升温,鱼类生殖群体由深水区向近岸海域进行生殖洄游,产卵场分布由陆架中部向近岸海域扩展,并在近岸海域形成了中心产卵场。鱼卵和仔稚鱼的分布与温、盐锋面和种类的温、盐属性的关系密切,主要分布在温度锋面暖水一侧,并有各自最适宜的温度和盐度范围。水温、盐度与种类的繁殖生物学特性是导致鱼卵和仔稚鱼种类组成与数量发生变化的主要因素;适宜的温度和盐度范围、锋区的辐聚和卷夹作用以及种类的生物学属性是影响鱼卵和仔稚鱼数量分布以及密集分布区形成的主要因素。     

基于鱼卵仔鱼数据的东海中南部日本鲭产卵场分析

利用2016年4—5月在东海中南部海域的调查数据,对该海域日本鲭(Scomber japonicus)鱼卵仔鱼的分布特征进行了研究,并对产卵场的划分展开讨论及提出保护措施和管理建议。结果显示:4月,日本鲭鱼卵仔鱼主要出现在台湾海峡和东海南部海域,出现率均大于25%,但仔鱼在东海南部外海的出现率和丰度均较低,分别为5.00%和0.01个·100m-3。5月,日本鲭鱼卵仔鱼在台湾海峡的出现率和丰度均显著降低,分别下降至5.88%和0.22个·100m^-3;东海南部外海日本鲭鱼卵仔鱼的出现率和丰度则均显著升高,分别升至50%和36.48个·100m^-3,其中鱼卵集中出现在南部外海,出现率和丰度分别达到了40%和36.46个·100m^-3;东海中部外海从5月开始出现日本鲭鱼卵和仔鱼。结合历史资料,可以判断东海中南部日本鲭产卵场主要有台湾海峡、东海中南部近海、东海南部外海、东海中部外海等4个。日本鲭鱼卵丰度与表层水温呈显著相关关系(R=0.37,P<0.05),与表层盐度无显著相关关系(P>0.05);仔鱼丰度与表层水温及表层盐度均无显著相关关系(P>0.05)。结果表明,水温对日本鲭的产卵活动影响较大,随着水温的逐步升高,性腺发育速度加快,开始产卵的亲体数量也大量增加,这从鱼卵仔鱼的数量大量增加得以体现;而盐度变化对日本鲭的产卵活动影响相对较小。针对日本鲭不同的产卵场,建议制定差异化的繁殖亲体和幼鱼保护措施。     

Distribution of jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) larvae and juveniles in the East China Sea, with special reference to the larval transport by the Kuroshio Current

Horizontal distribution patterns of jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) larvae and juveniles were investigated in the East China Sea between 4 February and 30 April 2001. A total of 1549 larvae and juveniles were collected by bongo and neuston nets at 357 stations. The larvae were concentrated in the frontal area between the Kuroshio Current and shelf waters in the upstream region of the Kuroshio. The abundance of small larvae (<3 mm notochord length) was highest in the southern East China Sea (SECS) south of 28°N, suggesting that the principal spawning ground is formed in the SECS from late winter to spring. Jack mackerel also spawned in the northern and central East China Sea (NECS and CECS, respectively), as some small larvae were also collected in these areas. In the SECS, the abundance of small larvae was highest in February and gradually decreased from March to April. The habitat temperature of small larvae in the SECS and CECS (20–26°C) was higher than that in the NECS (15–21°C), suggesting higher growth rates in the SECS and CECS than in the NECS. The juveniles (10‐ to 30‐mm standard length) became abundant in the NECS off the west coast of Kyushu Island and CECS in April and were collected in association with scyphozoans typical of the Kuroshio waters. However, juveniles were rarely collected in the SECS, where the small larvae were concentrated. Considering the current systems in the study area, a large number of the eggs and larvae spawned and hatched in the SECS would be transported northeastward by the Kuroshio and its branches into the jack mackerels’ nursery grounds, such as the shallow waters off the west coast of Kyushu and the Pacific coast of southern Japan.     

杭州湾—舟山近海春季游泳动物群落结构及与环境因子的关系

杭州湾—舟山近海是许多经济鱼类的传统产卵地和栖息地,环境因子对鱼类群落结构的影响非常显著。本研究根据2016年春季在杭州湾—舟山近海的80个站位的底拖网调查数据,分析了鱼类及大型甲壳类群落数量和平均个体大小的空间分布,并根据典范对应分析法(CCA)研究了鱼类及大型甲壳类主要类群的特征(丰度和个体大小)与环境因子的关系。结果显示,游泳动物可分为5大类群(六丝钝尾虾虎鱼、底层鱼、中上层鱼、虾、蟹),每种类群的丰度平均分别为546、213、83、316和15个/h,平均个体大小分别为0.29、2.19、4.96、0.36和6.66 g/个。根据各类群的丰度、底温、底盐及表层浑浊度,将整个海域分为杭州湾内和舟山近海水域,绝大部分类群的丰度具有显著的区域差异性,而绝大部分类群的个体大小没有区域差异性。受到浑浊度、外海水团交汇的影响,绝大部分类群主要聚集在舟山近海的高生产力水域。CCA分析表明,2个轴的环境因子能解释丰度总变异的25%,而仅能解释个体大小总变异的11.7%,说明环境因子对于鱼类及甲壳类的类群的数量空间分布具有较大影响,而对于个体大小的分布影响较小。     

Mesoscale physical processes and the distribution and composition of ichthyoplankton on the southern Brazilian shelf break

The southern Brazilian shelf supports the largest fish stocks in the country, and studies on physical–biological processes in the ecology of ichthyoplankton have been recommended to provide a better understanding of the variability of the recruitment of fishing resources. This study is the first to examine the influence of mesoscale physical processes on the distribution of early life stages of fish in this shelf‐break region. Collections of fish eggs and larvae and measurements of temperature and salinity were made at 13 stations along cross‐shelf transects in December 1997. Myctophidae, Bregmacerotidae, Clupeidae, Synodontidae and Engraulidae were the most abundant larvae in the northern region, while Engraulidae and Bregmacerotidae prevailed further south. In situ hydrographic data, NOAA/AVHRR images and merged TOPEX/POSEIDON + ERS‐1/2 satellite altimetry taken during the cruise revealed an anticyclonic eddy dominating the shelf around 31°S. Larval fish abundance was lower at the centre of this feature, suggesting that the eddy advected poorer offshore waters of tropical origin towards the inner shelf‐concentrating the larvae around the eddy.     

基于地统计二阶广义线性混合模型的黄海冬季小黄鱼时空分布和资源量指数估算

使用地统计二阶广义线性混合模型(geostatistical delta-GLMM)分析了2001—2011和2015—2017年黄、渤海小黄鱼越冬群体在黄海中部、南部的空间分布,并用geostatistical delta-GLMM、基于普通克里格插值法和基于站位调查设计的扫海面积法分别估计了小黄鱼资源量指数,对geostatistical delta-GLMM相较基于普通克里格插值法和基于站位调查设计的性能进行了比较研究。结果显示,在2001和2002年,黄海越冬场主要存在北部(36°00′～37°37.5′N,123°15′～124°15′E)、中部(33°75′～36°00′N,123°15′～124°75′E)和东南部(32°00′～33°75′N,124°00′～125°15′E)3个生物量高密度区,其中中部区密度最高。从2003年开始,小黄鱼的生物量密度开始下降,北部和东南部高密度区下降程度高于中部高密度区;至2016—2017年高密度区变得不明显。冬季小黄鱼总资源量指数与小黄鱼的年产量、渔船功率变化趋势相反,呈下降趋势,且大部分年份站位数在37站以上,站位范围覆盖了本实验区域,可排除采样站位因素,这说明小黄鱼资源仍面临过度捕捞,种群处于衰退状态。研究表明,地统计二阶广义线性混合模型估计的2001—2017年冬季黄海中部、南部小黄鱼的总资源量指数相对扫海面积法和普通克里格法的估计值精确度更高。     

Seasonal changes in otolith increment width trajectories and the effect of temperature on the daily growth rate of young sardines

We studied the otolith microstructure and growth of sardine, Sardina pilchardus, in the North Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean Sea), using samples of larvae and juveniles that had hatched in winter (November–January) and winter–spring (February–May), respectively. The juveniles had developed during an extended period coinciding with marked pelagic ecosystem changes (from winter, mixed conditions to summer, stratified waters). To examine the relationship between environmental changes and the observed variability in their otolith increment–width trajectories (width‐at‐age), we summarized the shape of trajectories with a four‐parameter set estimated from a growth model fit to each width trajectory. The individual parameter sets were then related to the potential oceanographic conditions that fish experienced during their development, derived from a hydrodynamic–biogeochemical model (POM‐ERSEM), implemented in the sampling area. Substantial seasonal effects were demonstrated on the otolith microstructure (platykurtic versus leptokurtic trajectories in winter‐mixed versus summer‐stratified conditions), which were related to the progressive sea surface warming. In a subsequent step, in order to study the effect of oceanographic conditions on larval and juvenile daily growth rates, a GAM (Generalized Additive Model) analysis of otolith increment widths was carried out, using model‐derived oceanographic parameters and taking into account the ‘inherent otolith growth’, expressed by the explanatory variables ‘previous increment width’ and ‘Age’. Results showed a strong and positive, linear effect of temperature on the growth rate of winter‐caught larvae, whereas in juveniles, which had developed within a wide range of temperatures, an optimum temperature for growth was observed at around 24°C.