Otolith microchemistry reveals the migration patterns of the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus (Pisces: Mugilidae) in Korean waters

Table 3 The occurrence of five Mugil cephalus migration patterns at seven sites, inferred from Sr:Ca ratios in the zone spanning the otolith core to 1000 μm toward the perimeter

	YY	BS	YS	WD	JM	HG	MP + GS	Total
Type I	0	9	4	1	0	20	0	34
Type II	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	8
Type III	9	10	9	14	3	0	5	50
Type IV	3	0	0	1	3	0	5	12
Type V	4	0	8	0	7	0	0	19

YY Yangyang, BS Busan, YS Yeosu, WD Wando, JM Jungmoon in Jeju Island, HG Hangyeong in Jeju Island, MP + GS Mokpo+Gunsan
Type I estuarine resident, Type II freshwater migrant, Type III estuarine migrant, Type IV seawater resident, Type V seawater migrant
The proportions of the correct classification determined by canonical discriminant function analysis are presented in Fig. 1

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