Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855
(Gerreidae, Perciformes)
The collection contains otoliths from 1036 individuals of this species, ranging from 13 to 212 mm of total length. Click here to see the map of the sampling area for the individuals of this species. The following summaries contains data from 75 analysed otoliths. See more detailed data here (in portuguese).
Otoliths from Eucinostomus argenteus, with total length of A. 20mm; B. 84mm; C. 201mm; internal side A1; B1; C1; external side A2; B2; C2; profile of the ventral region A3; B3; C3; click the figures for larger version*
Morphology:
Shape: elliptic. Anterior region: angled-round (48%), rounded (43%), peaked-round (9%). Posterior region: rounded (84%), angled-round (16%). Dorsal edge: sinuate to entire (55%), sinuate (23%), lobed to sinuate (17%), entire (5%). Ventral edge: lobed to sinuate (37%), sinuate (29%), sinuate to entire (28%), dentate to sinuate (4%). Profile: concave-convex (84%), biconvex (16%). Rostrum and antirostrum orientation: not applicable (53%), in agreement (36%), in disagreement (11%). Rostrum: Developed (51%), absent (27%), underdeveloped (23%). Antirostrum: absent (53%), underdeveloped (29%), Developed (17%). Pseudorostrum: absent. Pseudoantirostrum: absent. Sulcus acusticus: position supramedian, orientation horizontal (89%), descending (11%), opening ostial, morphology heterosulcoid, colliculum heteromorphic, ostium funnel-like, cauda strongly curved tubular (59%), markedly curved tubular (24%), slightly curved tubular (17%).
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Morphometry:
Shape indices | Mean ± sd | Minimum | Maximum |
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OL / TL % | 3.84 ± 0.53 | 2.32 | 4.84 |
OH / OL % | 64.33 ± 4.22 | 55.91 | 74.32 |
OT / OL % | 22.94 ± 3 | 14.48 | 29.52 |
OT / OH % | 35.63 ± 3.79 | 25.90 | 44.83 |
Circularity | 17.43 ± 1.36 | 14.82 | 21.41 |
Rectangularity | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 0.60 | 0.74 |
* Vouchers:
Collection identifier for the individuals shown on photography and drawings:
- 25.17.EUAR.BAV.PC.8/1.96 (20 mm)
- 25.17.EUAR.BAIII.AF.2/1.25 (84 mm)
- 25.17.EUAR.PI.AF.8.1 (201 mm)
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