Size‐, sex‐ and site‐dependent morphological variation in the stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus) from Korean coastal waters
Eun Jeong Kim, Songhyun Gwon, Ju Hwan Park, In Chul Bang, Yoon Kwon Nam · 2026
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Eun Jeong Kim and four colleagues map body shape variation in the stone flounder from Korean coastal waters in 2026. The stone flounder is a commercially valued flatfish of nearshore seabeds. The team measured 81 body indices and applied geometric shape analysis to wild fish from two coastal regions. They weighed the influence of size, sex, and capture site together rather than one at a time.
Classical measurements pointed to body size and sex as the main shape drivers, while site effects were smaller and context-dependent. Geometric analysis agreed, and still detected clear separation between sites. Size and sex each bent the growth trajectory, while site did not. Mitochondrial DNA showed moderate genetic difference between the regions, weakly but significantly tied to shape distance. The authors present a baseline for managing this fishery species and future breeding work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Eun Jeong Kim, Songhyun Gwon, Ju Hwan Park, In Chul Bang, Yoon Kwon Nam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 97350 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |