Structural and ultrastructural comparison of photophores of two species of deep-sea fishes: Argyropelecus hemigymnus and Maurolicus muelleri

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1552-1567

  Cavallaro, M ^a   Mammola, C L ^b   Verdiglione, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b S T A F A Department   (Italy)

^c Agripolis ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Argyropelecus hemigymnus; Maurolicus muelleri; Photophores; Structure; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARGYROPELECUS; ARGYROPELECUS HEMIGYMNUS; HEMIGYMNUS; MAUROLICUS; MAUROLICUS MUELLERI; PISCES;

EID: 3042605001     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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