Paralichthys triocellatus Miranda Ribeiro, 1903
(Paralichthyidae, Pleuronectiformes)
The collection contains otoliths from 130 individuals of this species, ranging from 70 to 338 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 138 analysed otoliths. See more detailed data here (in portuguese).
Right otolith
Otoliths from Paralichthys triocellatus, with total length of A. 70mm; B. 205mm; C. 338mm; 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 (78%), oval (22%). Anterior region: rounded (46%), peaked-round (22%), blunt-round (19%), blunt (9%). Posterior region: rounded (88%), flattened (9%), angled-round (3%). Dorsal edge: sinuate (80%), entire (20%). Ventral edge: entire (57%), sinuate (43%). Profile: biconvex (64%), concave-convex (26%), plane-convex (10%). Rostrum and antirostrum orientation: not applicable. Rostrum: absent (75%), Developed (16%), underdeveloped (9%). Antirostrum: absent. Pseudorostrum: absent. Pseudoantirostrum: absent. Sulcus acusticus: position median, orientation horizontal (91%), ascending (9%), opening pseudo-ostial (43%), mesial (32%), para-ostial (14%), ostial (10%), morphology heterosulcoid, colliculum heteromorphic, ostium elliptic (87%), funnel-like (10%), rectangular (3%), cauda round-oval.
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Morphometry:
Shape indices | Mean ± sd | Minimum | Maximum |
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OL / TL % | 2.46 ± 0.24 | 2.04 | 3.37 |
OH / OL % | 72.62 ± 5.77 | 64.06 | 87.43 |
OT / OL % | 21.47 ± 2.68 | 16.59 | 31.75 |
OT / OH % | 29.63 ± 3.42 | 24.32 | 42.55 |
Circularity | 14.76 ± 1.62 | 13.21 | 26.20 |
Rectangularity | 0.73 ± 0.03 | 0.64 | 0.81 |
Morphology:
Shape: oval (68%), elliptic (32%). Anterior region: rounded (67%), peaked (29%), oblique (3%), angled (1%). Posterior region: rounded. Dorsal edge: entire (80%), sinuate (20%). Ventral edge: entire (90%), sinuate (9%), lobed (1%). Profile: biconvex (64%), concave-convex (26%), plane-convex (10%). Rostrum and antirostrum orientation: not applicable. Rostrum: absent (54%), Developed (38%), underdeveloped (9%). Antirostrum: absent (96%), Developed (4%). Pseudorostrum: absent. Pseudoantirostrum: absent. Sulcus acusticus: position median, orientation horizontal, opening ostial (67%), mesial (26%), para-ostial (7%), morphology heterosulcoid, colliculum heteromorphic, ostium elliptic (87%), funnel-like (10%), rectangular (3%), cauda round-oval.
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Morphometry:
Shape indices | Mean ± sd | Minimum | Maximum |
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OL / TL % | 2.30 ± 0.22 | 1.63 | 3.08 |
OH / OL % | 72.15 ± 5.57 | 61.70 | 84.64 |
OT / OL % | 24.54 ± 3.68 | 17.46 | 36.49 |
OT / OH % | 34.07 ± 4.95 | 26.13 | 49.54 |
Circularity | 14.80 ± 1.05 | 12.35 | 20.16 |
Rectangularity | 0.73 ± 0.04 | 0.65 | 0.96 |
* Vouchers:
Collection identifier for the individuals shown on photography and drawings:
- 26.2.PATRI.PI.AF.4856.28 (70 mm)
- 26.2.PATRI.PI.AF.4858.2 (205 mm)
- 26.2.PATRI.PI.AF.1.1 (338 mm)
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