Morphometric and meristic characters analysis of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus,1978) in south east Caspian Sea
Subject Areas : New Technologies in Aquaculture Development
Keywords: Keywords: Cyprinus carpio, Morphometric and Meristic, Southeast Caspian Sea,
Abstract :
Abstract the study was conducted to determine variations in morphological characters of common carp population during 2005-2006 in the southeast of Caspian Sea. In this study twenty five morph metric and nine meristic characters were used. In male and female of carp, soft ray of pectoral fin and pre-anal distance (Pre.A.D) showed significant difference in meristic and morphometric, respectively. Scatter plot based on excracted factor (PC method) revealed that some morphological factors such as: Head length, Standard length, Min-body depth, Post-orbital distance, Depth of caudal fin, Distance between eyes and Pre-anal distance are distinguishable characters of carp population in eastern (Gorgan-Rood Estuary) and western (Miankaleh) coasts, whereas there are a lot of similarities in carp population in southeast of Caspian Sea.
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