Anatomy of the bucco-pharyngeal cavity of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1817) (Pisces, Characidae, Salmininae)
The bucco-pharyngeal cavity of Salminus brasiliensis, an ichthyophagous species of fresh water, is anatomically adapted to predation. The wide buccal rift, the oral-aboral enlargement of the buccal cavity and the reduced thickness of the pharyngeal mastigatory apparatus favor the capture and degluti...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume191/p41a50.pdf |