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Scale morphometry allows discrimination of European sardine Sardina pilchardus and round sardinella Sardinella aurita and among their local populations

Zs. Bräger; T. Moritz; A. C. Tsikliras; J. Gonzalvo; M. Radulović; Á. Staszny
Journal of Fish Biology · Vol. 88, Issue 3 · pp. 1273-1281 · 2016

Abstract

Landmark‐based geometric morphometric analysis revealed differences in scale shape between European sardine Sardina pilchardus and round sardinella Sardinella aurita as well as among the local populations of each species. Fish scale measurements from four different areas in the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea showed that the mean scale shape of the two species using landmark data could be differentiated with high certainty. Populations of S. aurita from the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea could be separated reliably ( P S. pilchardus populations was lower (80%), albeit still high.

Bibliographic Information

JournalJournal of Fish Biology
PublisherWiley
Publication Date2016-03-01
Publication Year2016
Volume88
Issue3
Pages1273-1281
Document TypeJournal Article
Print ISSN0022-1112
eISSN1095-8649
DOI10.1111/jfb.12907
SubjectGeneral Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science

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