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Issue: Vol. 3586 No. 1: 14 Dec. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-12-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3586.1.3
Page range: 8–16
Abstract views: 126
PDF downloaded: 132

Standardized measurements, landmarks, and meristic counts for cypriniform fishes

Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 331 Funchess, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
Fish Morphology fishes

Abstract

Standardized measurements and landmarks for traditional morphometrics, landmark-based (partial truss) measurements, and geometric morphometrics for Cypriniformes are described. Standardized meristic counts also are described.

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