Techniques of 3D modeling have earned increasing popularity in scientific studies as they offered unprecedented traits representing objects. As with all mathematical models, the model will be useful once its accuracy has been validated direct measurements and robustness predictive capability tested. Although measures body mass volume are essential to comprehend life history animals, such morpho...

—Multivariate analysis of fish morphometric truss elements for stock identification, description of new species, assessment of condition, and other applications is frequently conducted on data sets that have sample sizes smaller than those recommended in the literature. Minimum sample size recommendations are rarely accompanied by empirical support, and we know of no previous assessment of mini...