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Morphological Variation and Taxonomic Status of Altai osmans, Oreoleuciscus, from the Upper Reaches of the Ob River System.
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Altai, Biogeography, Mongolia, Oreoleuciscus, Taxonomy, Tuva
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Fish Biology
Volume
54
Issue
4
First Page
878
Last Page
899
Abstract
The morphology of the endemic Altai osmans Oreoleuciscus spp. (Cyprinidae), from headwaters of the Ob tributaries in the Altai Republic (Russia), Terekhol Lake in the Tuva Republic (Russia), and the Chovd Gol River drainage and related bodies of water (Mongolia), where they are one of only four fish species occurring in most bodies of water were examined. Their high degree of morphological variation makes species determination problematical. Analysis of six meristic counts and principal component analysis (PCA) of 21 morphological measurements discriminated two species, Oreoleuciscus potanini and O. humilis. The results suggest that only O. potanini occurs in the upper reaches of the Ob system. The systematics and biogeography of Oreoleuciscus are discussed.
Department
Department of Biology
Original Publication Date
1-1-1999
DOI of published version
10.1006/jfbi.1999.0923
Recommended Citation
Berendzen, Peter B.; Golubtsov, A. S.; and Annett, C. A., "Morphological Variation and Taxonomic Status of Altai osmans, Oreoleuciscus, from the Upper Reaches of the Ob River System." (1999). Faculty Publications. 6364.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6364