Eucinostomus gula Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
(Gerreidae, Perciformes)
The collection contains otoliths from 140 individuals of this species, ranging from 73 to 201 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 41 analysed otoliths. See more detailed data here (in portuguese).
Otoliths from Eucinostomus gula, with total length of A. 73mm; B. 138mm; C. 189mm; 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 (88%), hourglass (12%). Anterior region: angled-round (80%), rounded (20%). Posterior region: rounded (54%), angled-round (46%). Dorsal edge: sinuate to entire (68%), lobed to sinuate (22%), entire (10%). Ventral edge: sinuate to entire (78%), sinuate (12%), lobed to sinuate (5%), entire (5%). Profile: concave-convex. Rostrum and antirostrum orientation: in agreement. Rostrum: Developed (68%), underdeveloped (32%). Antirostrum: Developed (61%), underdeveloped (39%). Pseudorostrum: absent (71%), Developed (17%), underdeveloped (12%). Pseudoantirostrum: absent (56%), Developed (22%), underdeveloped (22%). Sulcus acusticus: position supramedian, orientation horizontal, opening ostial (98%), ostiocaudal (2%), morphology heterosulcoid, colliculum heteromorphic, ostium funnel-like, cauda slightly curved tubular (51%), strongly curved tubular (34%), straight tubular (15%).
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Morphometry:
Shape indices | Mean ± sd | Minimum | Maximum |
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OL / TL % | 3.70 ± 0.34 | 3.12 | 5.22 |
OH / OL % | 58.10 ± 4.25 | 47.77 | 65.20 |
OT / OL % | 20.02 ± 1.63 | 17.05 | 23.10 |
OT / OH % | 34.53 ± 2.46 | 29.51 | 39.25 |
Circularity | 18.32 ± 1.87 | 15.93 | 22.97 |
Rectangularity | 0.66 ± 0.03 | 0.55 | 0.70 |
* Vouchers:
Collection identifier for the individuals shown on photography and drawings:
- 25.17.EUGU.BAIV.AF.2/1.2 (73 mm)
- 25.17.EUGU.BAII.AF.3/1.18 (138 mm)
- 25.17.EUGU.BAIV.RAB.2/1.2 (189 mm)
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