title: IdentifyingNeogobiusspecies from the southern Caspian Sea by otolith shape (Teleostei: Gobiidae).
abstract: Three Neogobius species are common in the southern Caspian Sea. Identification of these species, especially from remains, is not fully understood. The present study compares the morphological characteristics of sagittal otoliths of N. caspius, N. pallasi and N. melanostomus. Furthermore, it also provides a dichotomous identification key based on otoliths morphology.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.. user@example.com.
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davoodi
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rahimian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010473:Perciformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*
keywords: Pisces, taxonomy, comparative morphology, sagittal otoliths