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View article: Development of convergent adaptations reveal highly conserved early ontogenetic skull shape in fishes with amphibious vision
Development of convergent adaptations reveal highly conserved early ontogenetic skull shape in fishes with amphibious vision Open
The development of skeletal elements in fish is strongly influenced by the functional demands and environmental constraints they face during different life stages but mostly occurs during their larval development. One example of late modif…
View article: Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Mugilid Genus Moolgarda Whitley (Teleostei: Mugilidae), with Redescriptions of M. crenilabis, M. seheli and M. tade from the Red Sea
Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Mugilid Genus Moolgarda Whitley (Teleostei: Mugilidae), with Redescriptions of M. crenilabis, M. seheli and M. tade from the Red Sea Open
The taxonomy of the family Mugilidae has historically posed challenges, marked by discrepancies between described and valid species, compounded by cryptic diversity and a similar external appearance. Previous studies left four of six linea…
View article: A staging system for Atlantic herring (<scp><i>Clupea harengus</i></scp>) larvae based on external morphology and skeletal development
A staging system for Atlantic herring (<span><i>Clupea harengus</i></span>) larvae based on external morphology and skeletal development Open
Atlantic herring ( Clupea harengus ) plays a key role within temperate marine food webs and is targeted by a significant over‐regional fishery. Due to its high economic importance, dynamics in herring stock biomass and recruitment are clos…
View article: A true caudal fin or not? New insights in the evolution of the gadiform caudal fin
A true caudal fin or not? New insights in the evolution of the gadiform caudal fin Open
The distinctive caudal-fin skeleton of gadiforms has puzzled scientists for a long time, because of its many differences in comparison to other teleosts. Contradicting hypotheses interpreted this structure as (i) a highly derived teleostea…
View article: Development of the dorsal and anal fin in <i>Kneria stappersii</i> (Otomorpha: Gonorynchiformes)
Development of the dorsal and anal fin in <i>Kneria stappersii</i> (Otomorpha: Gonorynchiformes) Open
The order Gonorynchiformes was repeatedly studied to gain new insights into the evolution of its sister‐taxon, the Otophysi, the most successful freshwater fish taxon worldwide. Previous ontogenetic studies of gonorynchiforms mainly focuse…
View article: Morphological characters in light of new molecular phylogenies: the caudal-fin skeleton of Ovalentaria
Morphological characters in light of new molecular phylogenies: the caudal-fin skeleton of Ovalentaria Open
The Ovalentaria is a taxon of teleosts that has been proposed based on molecular analyses only. Previously widely separated families are assembled in this taxon. For the first time, the Ovalentaria are analysed using a comparative morpholo…
View article: The accessory neural arch: development, morphology, and systematic distribution
The accessory neural arch: development, morphology, and systematic distribution Open
The accessory neural arch is an oddly distributed character present in several non-acanthomorph teleostean taxa. Its homology was often implied but never satisfyingly tested. In this study, we attended this pending problem. We analyzed the…
View article: Mysterious multifarious mullets: morphology and relationships of mugiliforms
Mysterious multifarious mullets: morphology and relationships of mugiliforms Open
The Mugiliformes are a taxon of marine, estuarine and freshwater fishes comprising 27 genera and 79 species. They are a dominant group in most regions where they occur and are commercially important for fisheries and aquaculture. While the…
View article: RScript and data matrices from Morphological characters in light of new molecular phylogenies: the caudal-fin skeleton of Ovalentaria
RScript and data matrices from Morphological characters in light of new molecular phylogenies: the caudal-fin skeleton of Ovalentaria Open
RScript used for the ancestral character state estimation. Data Matrices for phylogenetic analyses and ancestral character state estimation.
View article: Postcranial skeletal development of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> (Teleostei: Mugiliformes): morphological and life-history implications for Mugiliformes
Postcranial skeletal development of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> (Teleostei: Mugiliformes): morphological and life-history implications for Mugiliformes Open
Within the fish taxon Mugiliformes, the larval development of Mugil cephalus has been studied most intensively, because it has the widest range of distribution among all mugilids and is of interest to aquaculture all over the world. Althou…
View article: The osteology of the golden grey mullet <scp><i>Liza aurata</i></scp> (Teleostei: Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) including interactive three‐dimensional reconstructions
The osteology of the golden grey mullet <span><i>Liza aurata</i></span> (Teleostei: Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) including interactive three‐dimensional reconstructions Open
Grey mullets are remarkably characterized by their overall uniform external morphology. Identifying species as well as positioning the Mugiliformes in a phylogenetic context is rather difficult. Most recently they were placed in the newly …
View article: First record of the Short-tailed Pipefish, Microphis brachyurus lineatus (Kaup, 1856) (Syngnathidae, Nerophinae), for Suriname
First record of the Short-tailed Pipefish, Microphis brachyurus lineatus (Kaup, 1856) (Syngnathidae, Nerophinae), for Suriname Open
The occurrence of the pipefish Microphis brachyurus (Bleecker, 1854) in Suriname is reported here for the first time. The records include 3 specimens from the lower Suriname River at Overbridge, collected from a reach in the river with fre…