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Aspects of morphometry, distribution, and key identification of the genus Pomadasys (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman with descriptions of new records

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In this study, seven species of Pomadasys from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman are examined. This genus includes species with high economic and ecological importance, and taxonomical challenges are due to their very similar meristic features. Three species of Pomadasys aheneus, P. furcatus and P. olivaceus are reported for the first time from the Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. These rare species were collected from coastal rocky habitats in 5–12 m water depth. This paper presents detailed description of seven Pomadasys species including morphological characters, distribution, photographs, along with identification key. The results of univariate and multivariate analyses were in relatively high agreement, indicating significant difference in the number of gill rakers, the number of tubed lateral-line scales, body depth, snout length, second and fifth dorsal-fin spine length, caudal-fin length and pectoral-fin length among the species. The variation in body shape showed a significant correlation with ecomorphological diversification. Species diversity of the Persian Gulf is low as compared with the Gulf of Oman which can be due to ecological factors and habitat structure.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are especially grateful to Hamid Badar Osmany for help in collecting fresh specimens from Karachi, Pakistan. We would like to thank local fishermen for their help in collecting specimens. The authors also are grateful for editorial help from Ms. Christine McLennan during the revision of the manuscript.

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Funding support for this research was provided by the Iran National Science Foundation (number grant 97009791).

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Ehsan Damadi, Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam & Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh

  2. Zoological Innovations Research Department, Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Faezeh Yazdani Moghaddam & Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh

  3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

    Mehdi Ghanbarifardi

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Damadi, E., Moghaddam, F.Y., Ghassemzadeh, F. et al. Aspects of morphometry, distribution, and key identification of the genus Pomadasys (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman with descriptions of new records. Thalassas 37, 671–682 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00308-1

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