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Morphological Variability of Stone Cockscomb Alectrias alectrolophus (Stichaeidae) from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea

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The morphological variability (plastic and meristic signs) of stone cockscomb Alectrias alectrolophus has been studied for the representatives from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. When comparing the individuals from the areas located at a significant distance, a high degree of morphological variability has been revealed for most of the considered traits, which can be explained by low migration mobility and different living conditions of individuals of this littoral species (temperature, salinity, presence of currents, etc.).

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  2. Kamchatka Department, Pacific Geographical Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia

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Poezzhalova-Chegodaeva, E.A., Murasheva, M.Y. Morphological Variability of Stone Cockscomb Alectrias alectrolophus (Stichaeidae) from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. J. Ichthyol. 60, 540–547 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945220040165

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