Aspius aspius ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Schulz-Mirbach, Tanja & Reichenbacher, Bettina, 2006, Reconstruction of Oligocene and Neogene freshwater fish faunas-an actualistic study on cypriniform otoliths, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51 (2), pp. 283-304 : 290

Aspius aspius ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Fig. 8 .

Material and dimensions.—See Table 2.

Description.—The general shape is ovate in the anterior part and more or less rectangular in the posterior part. The anteromedial edge is prominent, whereas the posteromedial edge is indistinct. The posterolateral edge is well pronounced, and the anterolateral edge is small and pointed. The medial, the posterior and the lateral margin are rather straight and crenulated, thus forming the almost rectangular posterior part of the lapillus.

Figures

Fig. 8. Utricular otoliths (lapilli) of Recent Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758) from a wild catch in Germany. A. BSPG 2003 IV 36b in dorsal (A1) and anterior (A2) views. B. BSPG 2003 IV 36a in ventral view. A1 is represented as right lapillus (mirrored) while A2 and B (mirrored) are represented as left lapilli. A, B display a lapilli pair. SEM−pictures.