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The lagenar otoliths of teleosts: their morphology and its application in species identification, phylogeny and systematics
Author(s) -
Assis C. A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00106.x
Subject(s) - systematics , biology , morphology (biology) , zoology , phylogenetics , identification (biology) , otolith , evolutionary biology , fish <actinopterygii> , relevance (law) , terminology , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , fishery , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law , gene
The general morphology of the asterisci from recent European teleosts is described, terminology for their parts is proposed, their three major morphological types are identified and the relevance of the morphology of these otoliths in species identification, and as a source of information for studies on fish phylogeny and systematics is discussed.