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Journal of Natural History Volume 37, 2003 - Issue 12
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Scale surface morphology in Lebias, Goldfuss, 1820 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)

VENERA FERRITO Department of Animal Biology, University of Catania, Via Androne 81, 95124 Catania, Italy; email: [email protected]
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MAURIZIO CORSARO Department of Animal Biology, University of Catania, Via Androne 81, 95124 Catania, Italy; email: [email protected]
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CONCETTA TIGANO Department of Animal Biology, University of Catania, Via Androne 81, 95124 Catania, Italy; email: [email protected]
Pages 1529-1534 | Published online: 03 Dec 2010
 
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Abstract

The microstructure of the scale surface was analysed in five species of the genus Lebias, Goldfuss by scanning electron microscopy. The morphology, the disposition and type of attachment of the lepidonts on the crest of the circuli, found at the anterior portion of the scales, allowed us to identify a high affinity between L. dispar and L. sirhani and a pronounced morphological gradient from L. fasciata to L. iberus and L. apoda, with the latter being well differentiated with respect to the others. The results agree with morphological data that are already known for the five species examined.

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