Occurrence of hyperostotic pterygiophores in the silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Trichiuridae)
Background. Hyperostosis is a productive change characterized by an increase of the periosteal ossification combined to resorption of the bony tissue. It is common in several fish species. Its presence has been reported in the silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788). The aim of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria |
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| Online Access: | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26317/download/pdf/ |