Surface architecture of the mouth cavity of a carnivorous fish Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822) (Siluriformes, Bagridae)

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-162

  Yashpal, Madhu ^a   Kumari, Usha ^a   Mittal, Swati ^a   Mittal, Ajay Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mouth cavity; Rita rita; SEM; Surface architecture

Indexed keywords

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FISH; FOOD; HABITAT SELECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TASTE; TOOTH;

BAGRIDAE; RITA RITA; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 34247253123     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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