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Atherinomorpha

fish series
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  • A porcupine fish in the Andaman Sea
    fish
    / Annotated classification

    Series Atherinomorpha Testes are a restricted spermatogonial type; egg demersal, with chorionic filaments; fin spines present or absent but frequently weak when present; vertebral number higher than 24; ctenoid scales rare; pelvic fins abdominal, subabdominal, or thoracic in position; pelvic fins may be connected to pleural…

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    Series Atherinomorpha Testes are a restricted spermatogonial type; egg demersal, with chorionic filaments; fin spines present or absent but frequently weak when present; vertebral number higher than 24; ctenoid scales rare; pelvic fins abdominal, subabdominal, or thoracic in position; pelvic fins may be connected to pleural…

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