Osteology of the caudal fin of some species of Cichlidae (Pisces, Perciformes, Labroidei)

Sebilia, A.S.C.; Andreata, J.V.

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751990000300013

Abstract

This paper concerns the definition of the caudal fin of nine species of Cichilidae. For this, the caudal fin was analyzed regarding shape and position of the urostyle, parahypural and haemal spine 2 as well as the degree of ossification of the hypuraphophysis, number of caudal rays and distribution on their supporting elements.

Osteology of the caudal fin of some species of Cichlidae (Pisces, Perciformes, Labroidei)

A.S.C. Sebilia; J.V. Andreata

Deptº Biologia Animal, Universidade Santa Úrsula, Rua Fernando Ferrari, 75, CEP 22231, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

ABSTRACT

This paper concerns the definition of the caudal fin of nine species of Cichilidae. For this, the caudal fin was analyzed regarding shape and position of the urostyle, parahypural and haemal spine 2 as well as the degree of ossification of the hypuraphophysis, number of caudal rays and distribution on their supporting elements.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We want to express our thanks to Dr. F.J. Meunier, Laboratoire d'Anatomie Compareè, Université Paris VII, for reading the manuscript and for valuable coments, and to Prof. Philip C. Scott, Universidade Santa Úrsula, Rio de Janeiro, for reviewing the manuscript.

ANDREATA, J.V., 1979. Osteologia da Nadadeira Caudal de Diapterus Ranzani e Eucinostomus Baird & Girard (Perciformes-Percoidei-Gerridae). Rev. Brasil. Biol., 39 (1): 237-258.
DAVIS, D.D. & U.R. GORE, 1936. - Clearing and staining skeletons of small vertebrates. Fid. Mus. Nat. Hist Tech, 4: 1-15.
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GOSLINE, W.A., 1961. The perciform caudal skeleton. Copeia, 3: 265-270.
KAUFMAN, L.S. & K.F. LIEM, 1982. Fishes of the Soborder Labroidei (Pisces: Perciformes) : Phylogeny, Ecology and Evolutionary significance. Breviora, 472: 1-19.
KULLANDER, S.O., 1981. A Cichlid from Patagonia. Buntbarsche Bull. J. Am. Cichl. Assn., 85: 13-23.
LOWE-McCONNEL, R.H., 1975. Fish communities on tropical fresh waters: Their distribution, ecology and evolution. Longman Inc. London and New York, 337 p.
MONOD, T., 1968. Le complexe urophore des poissons téléostéens. Mém. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, 81: 1-705.
PELLEGRIN, J., 1903. Contribution à l'étude anatomique, biologique, et taxonomique des Poissons de la famille des Cichlidés. Mém. Soc. Zool. France, 16: 41-399.
PATTERSON, C, 1968. The caudal skeleton in mesozoic Acanthopterygian fishes. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist., Geology, 17 (2): 49-102.
ROSEN, D.E. & C. PATTERSON, 1969. The structure and relationship of Paracanthopterygian Fishes. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist, 141: 359-474.
VANDEWALLE, P., 1973. Ostéologie caudale des Cichlidae. Bull. Biol., CVII : 275-289.

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1990

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[1] ANDREATA, J.V., 1979. Osteologia da Nadadeira Caudal de Diapterus Ranzani e Eucinostomus Baird & Girard (Perciformes-Percoidei-Gerridae). Rev. Brasil. Biol., 39 (1): 237-258.

[2] DAVIS, D.D. & U.R. GORE, 1936. - Clearing and staining skeletons of small vertebrates. Fid. Mus. Nat. Hist Tech, 4: 1-15.

[3] ³
GOSLINE, W.A., 1961. The perciform caudal skeleton. Copeia, 3: 265-270.

[4] KAUFMAN, L.S. & K.F. LIEM, 1982. Fishes of the Soborder Labroidei (Pisces: Perciformes) : Phylogeny, Ecology and Evolutionary significance. Breviora, 472: 1-19.

[5] KULLANDER, S.O., 1981. A Cichlid from Patagonia. Buntbarsche Bull. J. Am. Cichl. Assn., 85: 13-23.

[6] LOWE-McCONNEL, R.H., 1975. Fish communities on tropical fresh waters: Their distribution, ecology and evolution. Longman Inc. London and New York, 337 p.

[7] MONOD, T., 1968. Le complexe urophore des poissons téléostéens. Mém. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, 81: 1-705.

[8] PELLEGRIN, J., 1903. Contribution à l'étude anatomique, biologique, et taxonomique des Poissons de la famille des Cichlidés. Mém. Soc. Zool. France, 16: 41-399.

[9] PATTERSON, C, 1968. The caudal skeleton in mesozoic Acanthopterygian fishes. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist., Geology, 17 (2): 49-102.

[10] ROSEN, D.E. & C. PATTERSON, 1969. The structure and relationship of Paracanthopterygian Fishes. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist, 141: 359-474.

[11] VANDEWALLE, P., 1973. Ostéologie caudale des Cichlidae. Bull. Biol., CVII : 275-289.