First record of chimaeroid fish Ischyodus from the Upper Jurassic of southwestern Gondwana [PDF]
This study presents two specimens of Chimaeriformes from Upper Jurassic strata of central Chile. The material was recovered from Tithonian levels of the Baños del Flaco Formation and includes two different individuals, one preserving two articulated ...
Rodrigo A. Otero +5 more
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A compact cartilaginous fish model genome [PDF]
AbstractThe genomes of several vertebrates, including six mammals, the chicken, Xenopus and four ray-finned fishes have been sequenced or are currently being sequenced to provide a better understanding of the human genome through comparative analysis.
Venkatesh, Byrappa +4 more
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Chondrichthyes (including sharks, rays, and chimaeras) are a class of jawed cartilaginous fishes (with skeletons composed primarily of cartilage), with major relevance to the marine ecosystems and to humanity.
Manuel J. Seixas +2 more
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Outgroup, alignment and modelling improvements indicate that two TNFSF13-like genes existed in the vertebrate ancestor [PDF]
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Dooley, Helen +2 more
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The first crystal structure of CD8αα from a cartilaginous fish
IntroductionCartilaginous fishes are the most evolutionary-distant vertebrates from mammals and possess an immunoglobulin (Ig)- and T cell-mediated adaptive immunity.
Zhao Jia +14 more
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Species composition and assemblage analysis of fishes caught as bycatch by the Patagonian shrimp fishery in the southwest Atlantic [PDF]
Bottom trawl fishing is the most used worldwide gear generating large amounts of discards due to bycatch of a variety of species. Shrimp fisheries are recognized for their high incidence in global discards.
MARÍA EVA GÓNGORA +3 more
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A new type of lordosis and vertebral body compression in Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758: aetiology, anatomy and consequences for survival [PDF]
A new type of vertebral malformation is described, consisting of deformed cartilaginous neural and haemal processes and the compression and fusion of vertebral bodies. The malformation is designated as haemal vertebral compression and fusion (haemal VCF).
Georgiou, AN +4 more
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Shark New Antigen Receptor (IgNAR): Structure, Characteristics and Potential Biomedical Applications
Shark is a cartilaginous fish that produces new antigen receptor (IgNAR) antibodies. This antibody is identified with a similar human heavy chain but dissimilar sequences.
Salma Nassor Juma +6 more
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Olfaction Contributes to Pelagic Navigation in a Coastal Shark. [PDF]
How animals navigate the constantly moving and visually uniform pelagic realm, often along straight paths between distant sites, is an enduring mystery. The mechanisms enabling pelagic navigation in cartilaginous fishes are particularly understudied.
Chai, Fei +4 more
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SOME HISTOLOGICAL OBSERVATION OF THE EYE IN THE FISH (Mystus pelusius)
The eyes of 50 fishes (Mystus pelusius) were located in protective myodome of the skull and were basically made up of an elongated globe. The comeal epithelium was composed of stratified squamous non-keratinized.
J.Y. AL-Fayas
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