Morphological variations of the three otoliths of some species of the family Loricariidae (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)
ABSTRACT Otoliths are three pairs of calcareous structures found in the inner ear of bony fish. In many cases they display a species-specific morphology. The present study describes morphological variations of otoliths, namely lapillus, asteriscus and sagitta, of eleven species belonging to four lor...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Neotropical Ichthyology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252017000100202&lng=en&tlng=en |