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Postcranial skeleton of the marine catfish arius tenuispinis (osteichthyes: Siluriformes, Ariidae)
Author(s) -
Lakshmi K.,
Rao K. Srinivasa
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1052020306
Subject(s) - catfish , postcrania , biology , axial skeleton , anatomy , skeleton (computer programming) , appendicular skeleton , pectoral girdle , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , paleontology , taxon
The axial skeleton and the skeletal supports of median and paired fins of Arius tenuispinis , a marine catfish, are described. Particular attention is given to the description of the complex vertebra, the Weberian ossicles, and the articulations between the fin spines and their respective radials and girdle elements.