Comparison of meristic traits in Transcaucasian chub (Squalius turcicus De Filippi, 1865) from Caspian Sea basin

Autor: Atta Mouludi-Saleh, Yazdan Keivany, Seyed Amir Hossein Jalali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Aquatic Biology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 8-14 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2383-0956
2322-5270
DOI: 10.22034/ijab.v6i1.317
Popis: For comparison of meristic characters of Squalius turcicus, in 12 rivers of Caspian Sea basin, 535 specimens were captured. Some 14 meristic characters were counted. Classification of meristic characters showed that most specimens of all populations have 8 soft dorsal rays, 9 soft anal rays, 19 branched caudal fin rays, 15 soft pectoral rays, 9 soft pelvic rays, 41-47 lateral line scales, 7-9 scales above LL, 3-5 scales below LL, 18-21 predorsal scales and 14-16 circumpeduncle scales. The results showed significant differences (P
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