With more than 100 years of history,studies on fish otolith have become a special field in the ichthyology,and fish age and growth in the studies is still one of the major themes. We reviewed the past research of otolith on fish age and growth from three aspects: otolith’s annual rings,daily increments and weight. Especially,the otolith daily increments’study has been and will continue to be the most important subject on the research of fish otolith. In our opinion,studies related to otolith will develop from individual to population gradually. Meantime,the sustainable use of fisheries resources will benefit a lot from the otolith study.