Asymmetry in some morphological characters of four sparid fishes from Benghazi, Libya [commun.]

• Autorzy: Jawad L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Asymmetry analyses were conducted on some bilateral characters of four members of the family Sparidae, Boops boops (Linnaeus 1758), Diplodus anularis (Linnaeus 1758), Diplodus vulgaris (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817) and Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus 1758) which were collected from coastal waters near Benghazi City, Libya. The results indicated that the highest asymmetry level is in the post-orbital length character. Eye lens diameter and eye lens weight exhibited the lowest asymmetry values.

• Wydawca: Institute of Oceanography University of Gdańsk
• Czasopismo: Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: Vol. 32, No. 3
• Strony: 83--88
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 18 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Jawad L.

• Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa 169 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand

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