FIGURE 8 in Scale surface microstructure and scale size in the tooth-carp genus Aphanius (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae) from endorheic basins in Southwest Iran

FIGURE 8. Scale surface microstructures of the studied species: Lepidonts on the lateral scale fields. A–I: Aphanius sophiae from the Kor River subsystem (A—Safashahr, B—Ghadamgah, C—Beyza, D—Bandeamir, E—Kharameh) and from the Tashk and Bakhtegan Lakes subsystem (F—Gomban, G—Tashk, H—Bakhtegan, I—Gol); J–M: A. farsicus from the Maharlu Lake Basin (J—Dobaneh, K—Pirbanoo, L—Babunak, M—Barmeshoor); N: A. pluristriatus from Zarjan in the Mond River Basin. Scale bar: 2 µm.