Morphometric comparisons of plant-mimetic juvenile fish associated with plant debris observed in the coastal subtropical waters around Kuchierabu-jima Island, southern Japan

The general morphological shape of plant-resembling fish and plant parts were compared using a geometric morphometrics approach. Three plant-mimetic fish species, Lobotes surinamensis (Lobotidae), Platax orbicularis (Ephippidae) and Canthidermis maculata (Balistidae), were compared during their earl...

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Main Authors: Alexya Cunha de Queiroz, Yoichi Sakai, Marcelo Vallinoto, Breno Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2268.pdf