Morphology of the gills of Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) (Characiformes, Curimatidae).
The Birú, Steindachnerina brevipinna, is a fish of detritivorous habit. This study describes the respiratory morphology, which contributes to the determination of the species’ feeding habits. The material was processed according to the methodology of paraffin inclusion, pigmented with Hematoxylin &a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume221/p87-92.pdf |