Morphology based taxonomy"

M. GONZÁLEZ CASTRO; GASEMSADEH, J.

Biology, ecology and culture of mullets (Mugilidae)",

CRC press, Boca Raton, USA

Año: 2016; p. 1 - 21

El presente capítulo de libro versa sobre la taxonomía a nivel morfológico y morfométrico de los peces de la familia Mugilidae, a nivel global. ÍNDICE:Introduction The critical state of the taxonomy of Mugilidae What are mullets? A historical overview of the diagnostic osteo-morphological features used in the main reviews of the genera of mullets Morphological and meristic diagnostic characters traditionally employed for taxonomic determination of Mugilidae Adipose eyelid Pyloric caeca Teeth Stomach shape Head Mouth and lips Jaws Preorbitals Nostrils Pharyngobranchial organ Scales Axillary and obbasal scales Meristic characters Number of scales in the lateral and transverse series Number of spines and rays of paired and unpaired fins Morphometric differentiation of mullets The disadvantage of the "size effect" in morphometric analysis: influence of size due to allometric growth Different kinds of morphometric variables and different morphometric approaches Linear morphometric  measurements. Interlandmarks distances based on Box-Truss Coordinate data The Barcode of Life initiative as a complementary-genetic tool for non-geneticist mullet taxonomistsThe main goal of the Barcode of Life initiative Current taxonomic status and conflicts in fishes belonging to the Mugilidae Taxonomic conflicts at the generic level Taxonomic conflicts at the species level References