Journal Article

First documentation of the otoliths of the species of Gouania (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) in the Mediterranean Sea.

Charmpila, E.A., Wagner, M. and Reichenbacher, B.

Record Number:
5263
Year:
2021
Journal:
Journal of Fish Biology
Pages:
1450-1455
Volume:
98
PMCID:
http://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14646
Abstract:
Otolith morphology is a widely accepted tool for species identification in teleost fish, but whether this holds true for very small species remains to be explored. Here, the saccular otoliths of the cryptobenthic Mediterranean clingfish Gouania (Gobiesocidae) are described for the first time. The new data, although preliminary, indicate that otolith morphology and morphometry support the recognition of the recently differentiated five species of Gouania in the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore, otoliths of phylogenetically closely related Gouania species resemble each other more than do those of the more distantly related species. KEYWORDS clingfish, ecomorphotypes, Mediterranean, otolith morphology
Times Cited:
5
Relevent Species:
Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810)Gouania adriatica Wagner, Kovačić and Koblmüller 2020Gouania orientalis Wagner, Kovačić and Koblmüller 2020Gouania hofrichteri Wagner, Kovačić and Koblmüller 2020Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827)