Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq
Morphological asymmetry was analysed in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus and Planiliza klunzingeri, in brackish and freshwater habitats in southern Iraq. For both species, specimens from the Shatt al-Arab River and Shatt al-Basrah Canal exhibited greater asymmetry values for snout leng...
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| author | Jawad Laith A. Al-Saboonchi Azhar A. Musa Zainab J. Nazal Azhar M. Al-Dirawi Ahmed M. H. |
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| description | Morphological asymmetry was analysed in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus and Planiliza klunzingeri, in brackish and freshwater habitats in southern Iraq. For both species, specimens from the Shatt al-Arab River and Shatt al-Basrah Canal exhibited greater asymmetry values for snout length. In both locations examined, the levels of asymmetry of the physical traits increased as the fish grew. The high levels of asymmetry in the two fish species may be linked to heavy metal pollutants in the two aquatic environments studied. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a009bd7365140aeb5c2cb904f3bebf02025-01-20T11:10:23ZengSciendoOceanological and Hydrobiological Studies1897-31912023-06-0152222823910.26881/oahs-2023.2.07Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern IraqJawad Laith A.0Al-Saboonchi Azhar A.1Musa Zainab J.2Nazal Azhar M.3Al-Dirawi Ahmed M. H.4School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Unitec Institute of Technology, 139 Carrington Road, Mt Albert, Auckland1025, New ZealandNational University of Science and Technology, Thiqar, IraqDepartment of Marine Chemistry, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, IraqBasrah Directorate of Environment, Basrah, IraqBasrah Directorate of Environment, Basrah, IraqMorphological asymmetry was analysed in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus and Planiliza klunzingeri, in brackish and freshwater habitats in southern Iraq. For both species, specimens from the Shatt al-Arab River and Shatt al-Basrah Canal exhibited greater asymmetry values for snout length. In both locations examined, the levels of asymmetry of the physical traits increased as the fish grew. The high levels of asymmetry in the two fish species may be linked to heavy metal pollutants in the two aquatic environments studied.https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2023.2.07sparidaemugilidaemorphologymeristic charactersshatt al-arab rivershatt al-basrah canal |
| spellingShingle | Jawad Laith A. Al-Saboonchi Azhar A. Musa Zainab J. Nazal Azhar M. Al-Dirawi Ahmed M. H. Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies sparidae mugilidae morphology meristic characters shatt al-arab river shatt al-basrah canal |
| title | Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq |
| title_full | Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq |
| title_short | Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq |
| title_sort | morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species acanthopagrus arabicus family sparidae and planiliza klunzingeri family mugilidae collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern iraq |
| topic | sparidae mugilidae morphology meristic characters shatt al-arab river shatt al-basrah canal |
| url | https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2023.2.07 |
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