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Preliminary morphometric study of the gills of Oreochromis alcalicus grahami from Lake Magadi and a comparison with O. niloticus
Author(s) -
Hughes G. M.
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.tb06034.x
Subject(s) - biology , oreochromis , gill , lamella (surface anatomy) , zoology , anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery
Morphometric features, including shrinkage, were determined on a small sample of Oreochromis alcalicus grahami. Comparison with more extensive data for O. niloticus , using identical methodology, indicates that O. alcalicus grahami has a greater lamellar surface area and is even more adapted for the transfer of oxygen from the water to the blood.