Otolith characteristics of species, subspecies, and populations of Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes) from Anatolia (Turkey)
Author
Schulz-Mirbach, Tanja
Author
Reichenbacher, Bettina
Author
Yildirim, M. Zeki
Author
Atalay, M. Altuğ
text
Journal of Natural History
2006
2006-10-26
40
27 - 28
1687
1705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600964498
journal article
10.1080/00222930600964498
1464-5262
10092220
Aphanius anatoliae sureyanus
(Neu, 1937)
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Figure
5g
–n
)
Locality—Lake
Burdur
(
34 specimens
)
Description.
(1) Outline: trapezoid to rounded trapezoid or rounded (small otoliths); (2) excisura: variable, mostly wide and deeply incised; (3) rostrum: mostly longer than the antirostrum; (4) antirostrum: sometimes hook-shaped with the tip pointing in the anterior or in the ventral direction; (5) dorsal rim: convex, smooth; (6) posterior rim: mostly sloping or convex and smooth; (7) ventral rim: straight, smooth; (8) crista superior: bulging or thin; (9) crista inferior: typically faintly expressed; the area beneath the crista bears knobs; (10) inner face: flat; (11) outer face: slightly or moderately convex, often thickened in the posterior portion.