TY - JOUR AU - Assis, Carlos A. PY - 2005/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The utricular otoliths, lapilli, of teleosts: their morphology and relevance for species identification and systematics studies JF - Scientia Marina JA - Sci. mar. VL - 69 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n2259 UR - https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/255 SP - 259-273 AB - The present study describes the general morphology of the utricular otoliths, <i>lapilli</i>, of teleost fishes, proposes a terminology for their parts, identifies their two major morphological types, provides some examples of their use in species identification, and discusses their usefulness in studies of fish phylogeny and systematics. ER -