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Cybium,
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Morphological variability of Pomatoschistus canestrinii (Gobiidae), with the reduction of squamation and head canals Marcelo KOVACIC (1) (1) Prirodoslovni
muzej Rijeka, Lorenzov prolaz 1, HR-51000 Rijeka, CROATIA. Abstract.
- Specimens of Pomatoschistus canestrinii (Ninni, 1883) were
collected from 2000 to 2002 along the eastern Adriatic coast. The morphology
of 64 specimens from 11 locations was examined. High variabilities of
important morphological characters, including body squamation, number
of transverse rows of sensory papillae suborbital row a, and head
canal development, were described. The present findings, contradictory
to valid species diagnosis and genus diagnosis, extend species taxonomical
delimitation. Additional data on ecology and geographical distribution
of the eastern Adriatic specimens are provided. |
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