Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian Gulf
Mullets have fisheries values. These fishes show high interspecific similarities, and this often made them difficult to identify. Therefore, finding the morphological characters for their identification is very important.In this study, taxonomic significance of the hard structures such as Urohyal bo...
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| description | Mullets have fisheries values. These fishes show high interspecific similarities, and this often made them difficult to identify. Therefore, finding the morphological characters for their identification is very important.In this study, taxonomic significance of the hard structures such as Urohyal bone and sagittal otolith were examined. To do this objective, a total of 56 mullet specimens belong to Chelon subviridis and Chelon klunzingeri were collected from Bandar-e-Lengeh, Bandarabbas and Qeshm, and fixed in 75 % ethanol. In laboratory, urohyal bones and sagittal were extracted following the standard method, and their morphology described and interspecific variations were studied. The results showed that both morphology and morphometry of these hard structures can be especially useful in discrimination of the mullets. However, it seems that urohyal bone has particular importance in species separation. Therefore, in addition to the genetic studies, studying of the urohyal bone can play important role in understanding of taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of the fishes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2fd8cbc8e044ae687188745050e376e2023-09-03T10:06:31ZfasUniversity of Isfahanتاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک2008-89062322-21902016-12-01829132410.22108/tbj.2016.2153521535Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian GulfVahideh Salehi Nejad Ranjbar0Azad Teimori1Majid Askari Hesni2Mohammadreza Lashkari3Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IranDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IranDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IranDepartment of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, IranMullets have fisheries values. These fishes show high interspecific similarities, and this often made them difficult to identify. Therefore, finding the morphological characters for their identification is very important.In this study, taxonomic significance of the hard structures such as Urohyal bone and sagittal otolith were examined. To do this objective, a total of 56 mullet specimens belong to Chelon subviridis and Chelon klunzingeri were collected from Bandar-e-Lengeh, Bandarabbas and Qeshm, and fixed in 75 % ethanol. In laboratory, urohyal bones and sagittal were extracted following the standard method, and their morphology described and interspecific variations were studied. The results showed that both morphology and morphometry of these hard structures can be especially useful in discrimination of the mullets. However, it seems that urohyal bone has particular importance in species separation. Therefore, in addition to the genetic studies, studying of the urohyal bone can play important role in understanding of taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of the fishes.http://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_21535_4e370b1542848956986a484f841984c1.pdfTaxonomyHard structuresMugilidaePersian Gulf |
| spellingShingle | Vahideh Salehi Nejad Ranjbar Azad Teimori Majid Askari Hesni Mohammadreza Lashkari Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian Gulf تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک Taxonomy Hard structures Mugilidae Persian Gulf |
| title | Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian Gulf |
| title_full | Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian Gulf |
| title_fullStr | Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian Gulf |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian Gulf |
| title_short | Morphological comparison of Urohyal and Otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets (Mugilidae: Teleostei) in Persian Gulf |
| title_sort | morphological comparison of urohyal and otolith in taxonomic identification of two species of mullets mugilidae teleostei in persian gulf |
| topic | Taxonomy Hard structures Mugilidae Persian Gulf |
| url | http://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_21535_4e370b1542848956986a484f841984c1.pdf |
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