A Comparative Morphometric Analysis of the Azov Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus maeoticus Pusanov, 1926) and the Black Sea Anchovy (E. encrasicolus ponticus Alexandrov, 1927) Based on Body Shape
Journal: Russian Journal of Marine Biology
Year: 2023

A comparative analysis of body shape was performed on 841 specimens of anchovy collected from 21 catches from the Sea of Azov, the Kerch Strait, and the Black Sea off Crimea and the northeastern coast of the Caucasus in 2006–2007 and 2016–2017. Twenty-three measurements between 12 homologous landmarks of the body of each specimen according to the Truss Network System served as characters for analysis. Fifteen characters showed significant differences between the Azov anchovy Engraulis encrasicol