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Hyperostosis in Three Fish Species Collected From the Sea of Oman
Author(s) -
Jawad Laith A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the anatomical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1932-8494
pISSN - 1932-8486
DOI - 10.1002/ar.22564
Subject(s) - hyperostosis , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , biology , geography , zoology
Hyperostotic conditions are described in three teleost fishes. Pomadasys stridens , (Haemulidae; 326 mm TL, 314 mm SL), Drepane longimana (Drepanidae; 450 mm, TL, 440 mm SL), and Platax teira (Ephippidae) captured off the coast of Muscat City. There are regions of hyperostosis in four bones in P. stridens , three in D. longimana and seven in P. teira . Size, shape, position, and species‐specific characteristics showed wide variation in these three species. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.