Polypteridae

Understanding the history that underlies patterns of species richness across the Tree of Life requires an investigation of the… (More)

Seventeen species and sub-species of fishes belonging to four families (Cyprinidae, Clariidae, Aplocheilidae, Cichlidae) were… (More)

Diplogyrodactylus martini n. g. et sp., a viviparous monogenean, is described from the gills of gray bichir Polypterus senegalus… (More)

The present study employed light and electron microscopic methods to investigate the ontogenetic origin of the olfactory organ in… (More)

Knowledge of the structure-property-function relationships of dermal scales of armoured fish could enable pathways to improved… (More)

Polypteridae (Cladistia) is a family of archaic fishes, confined to African freshwaters. On account of their primitiveness in… (More)

Polypterid fishes are considered the basalmost group of extant actinopterygians and may be a direct link to understanding the… (More)

1. The eyes, especially the retinae, were studied by light microscopy in Calamoicthys calabaricus J. A. Smith, Polypterus delhezi… (More)

Many osteichthyan fishes obtain oxygen from both air, using a lung, and water, using gills. Although it is commonly thought that… (More)

The functions of fish skin during swimming remain enigmatic. Does skin stiffen the body and alter the propagation of the axial… (More)