Osteology and myology of the cephalic region and pectoral girdle of Pimelodus blochii, comparison with other pimelodines, and comments on the synapomorphies and phylogenetic relationships of the Pimelodinae (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 115-126

  Diogo, Rui ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catfish; Cephalic region; Comparative morphology; Mycology; Osteology; Pectoral girdle; Phylogeny; Pimelodidae; Pimelodinae; Pimelodus; Siluriformes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; HEAD; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILURIFORMES; SPECIES COMPARISON;

AIR SACS; ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CATFISHES; HEAD; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY; SHOULDER;

BARBUS; HYPOPHTHALMUS; HYPOPHTHALMUS EDENTATUS; OSTARIOPHYSI; PIMELODIDAE; PIMELODUS; PIMELODUS BLOCHII; PSEUDOPLATYSTOMA FASCIATUM; SILURIFORMES; SORUBIM;

EID: 30344433251     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: 17444241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243860500141077     Document Type: Article

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