The relationships of the mastamcembelid and synbranchid fishes
Gosline, W.A. (1983). The relationships of the mastamcembelid and synbranchid fishes. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 29(4): 323-328
In: Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. Springer: Tokyo. ISSN 0021-5090; e-ISSN 1884-7374, more
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| Abstract |
Evidence is presented for a relationship between the Mastacembelidae, with Chaudhuria, and the Synbranchidae. In addition to a number of features associated with elongation of the body held in common by the two groups,there are similarities in head structure. Those of the olfactory apparatus,the upper jaw articulation,and the suspensorium are discussed.It is hypothesized that the mastacembelids and synbranchids have evolved in different directions from a common elongate ancestor which was itself a specialized derivative of the lower percoid fishes. |
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