Figure 1
Map of GDL showing the sampling stations where L. gibbosus were collected. GDL, Gökpınar Dam Lake.
Figure 2
Normal specimens of L. gibbosus (73.6 mm SL). SL, Standard length.
Figure 3
Mammography showing the normal skeletal system of L. gibbosus (36.3 mm SL). SL, Standard length.
Figure 4
Specimen of L. gibbosus (36.3 mm SL) exhibiting a representative case of vertebral fusion in the caudal vertebrae and an abdominal rib deformity. SL, Standard length.
Figure 5
Deformities of the hypural bones in L. gibbosus. (A) Specimen at 76.6 mm SL; (B) specimen at 67.9 mm SL. SL, standard length.
Figure 6
Abdominal rib deformity in a L. gibbosus specimen (75.4 mm SL), characterized by misalignment along the entire length of all ribs. SL, standard length.
Figure 7
Caudal fin deformity in a L. gibbosus specimen (56.5 mm SL). The six ventral-most caudal fin rays are acutely curved downward. The fifth ray (counting ventrally) exhibits callus formation on the anterior third of its length. SL, standard length.
Figure 8
Hemal spine deformity in a L. gibbosus specimen (72.1 mm SL), where the hemal spine of the second preural vertebra had a posteriorly directed notch at its proximal end and was curved anteriorly at its distal end. SL, standard length.
Figure 9
Skeletal deformities of the hemal spine, caudal fin rays, and parhypural bone in a L. gibbosus specimen (69.2 mm SL). SL, standard length.