Fish scale identification: From individual to species-specific shape variability

Background. Species identification from recovered fish scales, e.g., from the sediment or stomach contents, has proven to be problematic for clupeid species. To ensure reliable species discrimination within Clupeidae, we attempted to reveal inter- and intra-specific, as well as, the intra-individual...

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Main Authors: Z. Bräger, Á. Staszny, M. Mertzen, T. Moritz, G. Horváth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
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Online Access:https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26736/download/pdf/