Identification Of Pomadasys Species (Pisces, Haemulidae) From An Archaeological Midden Site In Nankuanli East (Taiwan), Based On Otolith Morphology
Author
Lin, Chien-Hsiang
Author
Li, Kuang-Ti
Author
Chang, Chih-Wei
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2013
2013-02-28
61
1
293
302
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5351890
2345-7600
5351890
Pomadasys kaakan
(
Cuvier, 1830
)
(no.
11–13 in
pl. 1)
Material examined
.
— 6 sagittae (SG 0253-3, 0270-1, 0270-3, 0272-1+0272-2, 0274-9, 0285-3).
Dimensions
.
— OL,
5.76–7.91 mm
; OH,
4.03–5.72 mm
; OT,
1.34–2.06 mm
; OsL,
1.95–3.40 mm
; OsH,
0.98–1.49 mm
.
Remarks
.
— A comparison of the cauda shape revealed that these specimens were somewhat different from the rest. The cauda curved more gently unlike those from
P. argenteus
. Specimens SG 0272-1 and SG 0272-2 from a single archaeological spot were recognised as being from the same sagitta (no.
13 in
pl. 1) that had broken in the middle. Specimens SG 0270-3, 0272-1+0272-2, 0274-9, 0285-3 have an excisural notch that point upwards, with acute angles and very shallow. Thus five sagittae out of the
six specimens
were recognised as belonging to
P. kaakan
.