Scale surface microstructure and scale size in the tooth-carp genus Aphanius (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae) from endorheic basins in Southwest Iran.
Gholami Z, Teimori A, Esmaeili HR, Schulz-Mirbach T, Reichenbacher B.
Gholami Z, et al.
Zootaxa. 2013;3619:467-90. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3619.4.5.
Zootaxa. 2013.
PMID: 26131487
It is opined that scale surface morphology and microstructure cannot help in distinguishing the species, but can be employed to discriminate certain populations of A. sophiae (those from Safashahr, Kharameh, Tashk, Gol). In addition, scale size and J-indices, respectively, …
It is opined that scale surface morphology and microstructure cannot help in distinguishing the species, but can be employed to discriminate …