The otolith, an aragonite crystal found in the labyrinth of the inner ear, functions mainly as an aid to the balance and gearing of teleost fishes. The morphology of otolith is species-specific and us
台灣南部魚類圖鑑Fishes of Southern Taiwan(第一輯) (第二輯)本書提供233科1,405種魚類物種,共計採用4,030張彩色圖片。其中至少有60種為本書籌備過程所發表的新種。有更多則可能為尚未發表的物種,因此暫以相近種(cf.)或未鑑定種(sp.)呈現。另外,至少有116種為台灣首次紀錄之物種,連同中文名亦一併提供。This book provide in total 4