The vestigial lung of the coelacanth and its implications for understanding pulmonary diversity among vertebrates: new perspectives and open questions
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171518
Abstract: The coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939 [1] (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia), together with the closely related L. menadoensis Pouyaud et al ., 1999 [2], remains the only living representative of one of the most basally-branching primary radiations… read more here.
Keywords: coelacanth implications; understanding pulmonary; implications understanding; lung coelacanth ... See more keywords
The first evidence of intrinsic epidermal bioluminescence within ray-finned fishes in the linebelly swallower Pseudoscopelus sagamianus (Chiasmodontidae).
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14179
Abstract: External and histological examination of the photophores of the linebelly swallower Pseudoscopelus sagamianus reveal three epidermal layers of cells that form the light-producing and light-transmitting components of the photophores. Photophores among the examined photophore tracts… read more here.
Keywords: evidence intrinsic; pseudoscopelus sagamianus; ray finned; swallower pseudoscopelus ... See more keywords
Spectral sensitivity in ray-finned fishes: diversity, ecology and shared descent
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.189761
Abstract: ABSTRACT A major goal of sensory ecology is to identify factors that underlie sensory-trait variation. One open question centers on why fishes show the greatest diversity among vertebrates in their capacity to detect color (i.e.… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; ray finned; sensitivity; spectral sensitivity ... See more keywords
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) from the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) of the Atacama Desert, Northern Chile
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13739
Abstract: This contribution presents novel records of ray-finned fishes from the Oxfordian of Cerritos Bayos, northern Chile. This includes a Pachycormiformes diversity represented by macropredatory forms (aff. Hypsocormus sp. and a still indeterminate form) and by… read more here.
Keywords: finned fishes; upper jurassic; fishes actinopterygii; ray finned ... See more keywords