The quadrate-metapterygoid fenestra of otophysan fishes, its development and homology
We compare the ontogeny of the hyopalatine arch in representatives of the Otophysi to shed light on the homology of the so-called quadrate-metapterygoid fenestra, QMF. Described initially as a character of characiforms (tetras and allies), presence of a QMF has also been reported for cobitid loaches...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Vertebrate Zoology |
| Online Access: | https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/97922/download/pdf/ |