Differences in some cranial bones between two Cyprinidae species, Common carp Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) and Crucian Carp Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) Collected from Tigris River, Iraq
Iraq Natural History Museum and Research Center, University of Baghdad.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021, 15(03), 225–237.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2021.15.3.0169
Publication history:
Received on 07 May 2021; revised on 15 June 2021; accepted on 17 June 2021
Abstract:
The present study attempts to identify some of the differences between the skull bones of two species Cyprinus carpio and Carassius carassius, which belong to the Cyprinidae family. The study is a taxonomic diagnostic study between the two species which are considered local fish abundant in the Iraqi aquatic environment
Keywords:
Biometrics; Carp; Comparison; Skull; Symmetry
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