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Taxonomic differentiation of goatfishes (Family-Mullidae) based on morphological traits and hard parts

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Title Taxonomic differentiation of goatfishes (Family-Mullidae) based on morphological traits and hard parts
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Creator Ramteke KK*, Landge AT, Jaiswar AK, Chakraborty SK, Deshmuke G, Renjith RK
 
Subject Morphology, Meristic, Otolith, Osteology and goatfishes.
 
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A comparative evaluation of morphometric characters of goatfishes collected from different parts of India was conducted in order to discriminate them. Among the body ratios the proportion of body depth to standard length was found to be important that varied in the range of 11-39%, with maximum (34-39%) in Upeneus guttatus and minimum (11-26%) in U. moluccensis. Among meristic characters number of dorsal fin spine differed, it was 8 in all the species except in U guttatus where it was 7. Gill rakers present on lower limb of first arch were highest in U sulphureus, U moluccensis, Parupeneus indicus (18-22); lowest number was in U sundaicus (13-15) followed by U. tragula (14-16). Highest numbers of lateral line scales were recorded in U. taeniopterus (36-38) and lowest in U. guttatus. (28-30). Discriminant function analysis for ten morphometric characters gave misclassification of 0% for P. indicus. U. guttatus. U. sulphereus, U. sundaicus, U. tragula, U. vittatus and 3% for U moluccensis, 6% for U. taeniopterus. Wedge shaped otolith (sagitta) was found in U. guttatus and P. indicus, oval in U. sulphureus, elliptic to truncate anteriorly in U. vittatus, fusiform and serrated margins in U. moluccensis, elliptic to truncate anteriorly for U. sundaicus and U. taeniopterus. Rostrum shor, slightly flattened, antirostrum poorly defined in U. tragula. In U, moluccensis parietal crest was poorly developed. In U. tragula and U. moluccensis, pterosphenoid was not in direct contract with lateral ethmoid, and pterosphenoid joined to basisspenoid in U. vittatus and U. guttatus.
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Date 2022-06-18T07:45:58Z
2022-06-18T07:45:58Z
2018-02-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/72973
 
Language English
 
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