Morphometric variation of hybridizing species and gynogenetic biotypes of spined loaches (Cobitidae: Cobitis) in river systems of Ukraine

• Date: 2020
• Main Authors: Mezhzherin, S. V., Pavlenko, L. I., Tsyba, A. O., Saliy, T. V., Ghazali, M. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2020
• Online Access: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/89
• Journal Title: Zoodiversity

To test the possibility of identifying the species and biotypes of spined loaches of the complex Cobitis elongatoides – taenia – tanaitica using body morphometric characteristics, we considered a pool of specimens from different river systems of Ukraine. The sample included three parental species an...