A review of the pelvic girdle of acanthomorph fishes, with comments on hypotheses of acanthomorph intrarelationships |
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| Authors: | MELANIE L J STIASSNY JON A MOORE |
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| Institution: | Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, U.S.A.;Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The anatomy of the pelvic girdle of acanthomorph fishes is reviewed. Derived morphological features of the pelvic complex are identified and discussed as evidence for the recognition of a monophyletic Acanthomorpha, Acanthopterygii and Percomorpha. Within the Percomorpha, evidence is presented to support the grouping of the Holocentridae with the remaining percomorph assemblage. An additional sub-grouping of "higher percomorphs" is also proposed. |
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| Keywords: | Acanthomorpha anatomy phylogenetic relationships |
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