Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater Fishes
Comparative anatomy and histology of the digestive tracts of two sympatric species of freshwater fish, Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae) and Garra barreimiae (Cyprinidae) are studied. Morphometric measurements of alimentary canal such as length and the number and height of rugae in sections have bee...
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| description | Comparative anatomy and histology of the digestive tracts of two sympatric species of freshwater fish, Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae) and Garra barreimiae (Cyprinidae) are studied. Morphometric measurements of alimentary canal such as length and the number and height of rugae in sections have been made for both species. Relationships between these morphometric characters and the total length of fish have been evaluated. The ratio between the length of alimentary canal and total length of fish in both species reflects their feeding habits. Histology of the ‘stomach’ and ‘intestine’ of these two species as shown by light microscopy has been described and compared. Results of this study are used to discuss the query whether these species have true stomachs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-117a0d4850234b7f95b1972e0f80e7e62022-12-22T01:02:36ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Journal for Science1027-524X2414-536X2003-06-01829710610.24200/squjs.vol8iss2pp97-106311Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater FishesTaher Ba-Omar0Reginald Victor1Daniel Tobias2Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 36, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 36, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box 36, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanComparative anatomy and histology of the digestive tracts of two sympatric species of freshwater fish, Aphanius dispar (Cyprinodontidae) and Garra barreimiae (Cyprinidae) are studied. Morphometric measurements of alimentary canal such as length and the number and height of rugae in sections have been made for both species. Relationships between these morphometric characters and the total length of fish have been evaluated. The ratio between the length of alimentary canal and total length of fish in both species reflects their feeding habits. Histology of the ‘stomach’ and ‘intestine’ of these two species as shown by light microscopy has been described and compared. Results of this study are used to discuss the query whether these species have true stomachs.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/312AphaniusGarraFishAnatomyHistologyStomachIntestine |
| spellingShingle | Taher Ba-Omar Reginald Victor Daniel Tobias Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater Fishes Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science Aphanius Garra Fish Anatomy Histology Stomach Intestine |
| title | Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater Fishes |
| title_full | Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater Fishes |
| title_fullStr | Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater Fishes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater Fishes |
| title_short | Some Aspects of the Anatomy and Histology of Digestive Tracts in Two Sympatric Species of Freshwater Fishes |
| title_sort | some aspects of the anatomy and histology of digestive tracts in two sympatric species of freshwater fishes |
| topic | Aphanius Garra Fish Anatomy Histology Stomach Intestine |
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