The hemiramphid, Oxyporhamphus, is a flyingfish (Exocoetidae)

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-107

  Dasilao Jr , Juanito C ^a   Sasaki, Kunio ^a   Okamura, Osamu ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caudal complex; Exocoetidae; Morphology; Oxyporhamphus; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EXOCOETIDAE; HEMIRAMPHIDAE; OXYPORHAMPHUS; PISCES;

EID: 0031586943     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02678688     Document Type: Article

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