COMPARATIVE OSTEOLOGY OF THE FISHES OF THE FAMILY LEIOGNATHIDAE PART II: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE GENERA AND THE SPECIES


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  • P S B R James Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin 682018

Abstract

While the three genera, Leiognathus, Secutor and Gazza, in the family
Leiognathidae share some osteological characters in common, they differ from
one another strikingly in certain characters (Table 2). The differences between
the genera appear to be more pronounced in the otic region of the skull than
elsewhere.
The differences between Leiognathus and Secutor, between Leiognathus
and Gazza and between Secutor and Gazza are shown in Tables 3 to 5 respectively.
The study indicates that osteologically the genus Leiognathus is more
distantly related to Secutor than Leiognathus to Gazza or Secutor to Gazza

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Author Biography

  • P S B R James, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin 682018
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin 682018

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Vol. 32 No. 3 (1985)

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James, P. S. B. R. (2011). COMPARATIVE OSTEOLOGY OF THE FISHES OF THE FAMILY LEIOGNATHIDAE PART II: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE GENERA AND THE SPECIES. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 32(3), 395-416. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11661