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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
Volume 62, Issue 6, Pages 1268-1295Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00106.x
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asteriscus; lagenar otoliths; morphology; phylogeny; systematics
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The general morphology of the asterisci from recent European teleosts is described, terminology for their parts is proposed, their three major morphological types are identified and the relevance of the morphology of these otoliths in species identification, and as a source of information for studies on fish phylogeny and systematics is discussed. (C) 2003 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
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