Osteology of Tucanoichthys tucano Géry and Römer, an enigmatic miniature fish from the Amazon basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)

Miniaturization, the evolution of extremely small adult body size, is a common phenomenon across the lineages of freshwater fishes, especially in the Neotropics where over 200 species are considered miniature (≤26 mm in standard length [SL]). Close to 30% of all miniature Neotropical freshwater fish...

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Main Authors: George M. T. Mattox, Kevin W. Conway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft 2021-10-01
Series:Vertebrate Zoology
Online Access:https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/71886/download/pdf/