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First documentation of the otoliths of the species of Gouania (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) in the Mediterranean Sea
Charmpila, E.A.; Wagner, M.; Reichenbacher, B. (2021). First documentation of the otoliths of the species of Gouania (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. J. Fish Biol. 98(5): 1450-1455. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jfb.14646
In: Journal of Fish Biology. Fisheries Society of the British Isles: London,New York,. ISSN 0022-1112; e-ISSN 1095-8649, more
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Keywords
    Gouania Nardo, 1833 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    clingfish; ecomorphotypes; Mediterranean; otolith morphology

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  • Charmpila, E.A.
  • Wagner, M., more
  • Reichenbacher, B.

Abstract
    Otolith morphology is a widely accepted tool for species identification in teleost fish, but whether this holds true for very small species remains to be explored. Here, the saccular otoliths of the cryptobenthic Mediterranean clingfish Gouania (Gobiesocidae) are described for the first time. The new data, although preliminary, indicate that otolith morphology and morphometry support the recognition of the recently differentiated five species of Gouania in the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore, otoliths of phylogenetically closely related Gouania species resemble each other more than do those of the more distantly related species.

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