Abstract:
Otolith is a typical biomaterial which is composed of calcium carbonate and organic matrix. In order to study the micro-morphology of otolith,SEM observation was taken under different water conditions and of several treatment method otoliths. The otolith samples included fresh otoliths,alkali treated otoliths,Na
2EDTA treated otolith,and sliced otoliths under alkali and Na
2EDTA treatment. The result shows the lapillus is composed of hexagon or sham-hexagon aragonite which formed sheet or cylindrical structure, while asteriscus is composed of ball or bean-shaped vaterite crystal. The polished otolith which was dealt with NaOH and Na
2EDTA can be distinguished as the crystal structure. The width of the daily increment is 2 μm~3 μm. The crystal structure of otoliths in different conditions show little difference,and as could be preliminarily inferred,the element content in water makes little effects on the crystal structure of otolith.