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The gill filament muscles in two loricariid fish (genus Hypostomus and Rhinelepis )
Author(s) -
Fernandes M. N.,
Perna S. A.,
Santos C. T. C.,
Severi W.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb01411.x
Subject(s) - biology , gill , adductor muscles , anatomy , genus , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , protein filament , fishery , genetics
The adductor muscles in the gills of loricariid fish of genus Hypostomus and Rhinelepis are restricted to the distal end of the interbranchial septum. These muscles in Hypostomus comprise longitudinal and oblique striated muscle fibres.