Internal morphology and function of paired fins in the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 281-287

  Goto, Tomoaki ^a   Nishida, Kiyonori ^b   Nakaya, Kazuhiro ^c  

^a Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center   (Japan)

^b Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemiscyllium ocellatum; Internal morphology; Locomotion; Pectoral fin; Pelvic fin

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CHONDRICHTHYES; HEMISCYLLIUM; HEMISCYLLIUM OCELLATUM;

EID: 0033414855     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02678514     Document Type: Article

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