All measures and
meristic counts were made on the left side of the body.
Terminology and data for
meristic characters analyzed, based on Duellman and Zweifel (1962), Manning et al.
The results revealed that there were significant differences (P[?]0.05) in most of morphometric character indices and
meristic counts among different wild and cultured Nile tilapia populations tested.
clara specimens, nine
meristic characters were recorded following methods of Williams (1975), including numbers of dorsal fin spines, dorsal fin rays, anal fin rays, left pectoral fin rays, lateral line scales, scales above lateral line, scales below lateral line, transverse scale rows and preoperculomandibular canal pores.
blackburni on the Brazilian coast, to compare
meristic and morphometric data of specimens collected in Brazil with ones from other localities, to present characters diagnosing A.
affinis is questioned based on a multivariate analysis of the
meristic and morphological characters currently used to identify pipefishes.
Lengths, weights, sex, age, selected
meristic counts, and colouration for six specimens of Oncorhynchus spp.
Stock identification studies of haddock in the northwest Atlantic have been conducted since the 1930's, using a variety of approaches including tag-recapture, demographic, recruitment,
meristic, parasitic, and genetic techniques.
A combination of morphometric (wing vein lengths) and
meristic (number of hamuli) (details of characters are available from the author) were examined in the following species:
Standardized measurements, landmarks, and
meristic counts for cypriniform fishes.
Meristic and Discrete Character Data Collection and Analysis