Descriptive osteology of Corydoras aeneus (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae)
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Both the cranial and postcranial osteology of Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858) is described based on the study of five adult specimens. The results were compared to the condition described for other loricarioid fishes. Most results corresponded with the expected pattern based on studies dealing with parts of the callichthyid osteology, although some differences were observed. One of these differences was the presence of a suprapreopercular bone, a bone that was previously unmentioned in any callichthyid species. Further, several homologies were resolved and mainly confirmed existing hypotheses. This way, for example, based on the presence of several branches of the lateral line system, the compound dorsolateral bone of the otic region was identified as the posttemporo-pterotico-supracleithrum. Further, the presence of several otoliths in the compound bone forming the neurocranial floor in the occipital region, confirmed the fact that the bone comprised out of a fusion of both basiand exoccipital bones. This study, however failed to resolve some other questions regarding homologies (i.e., lacrymo-antorbital, suprapreopercle) pointing out the need for further ontogenetic research. In this light, this study provides the basis for this further comparative and ontogenetic research on callichthyids specifically and on loricarioids in general. réSumé. Étude de l’ostéologie de Corydoras aeneus (Siluriformes : Callichthyidae). L’ostéologie crâniale et postcrâniale de Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858) est décrite d’après cinq spécimens adultes. Les résultats sont comparés avec ceux des autres poissons loricarioïdes. La plupart sont en accord avec les données de la littérature, qui s’intéressaient surtout à l’ostéologie des Callichthyidae. Néanmoins, quelques différences ont été observées comme la présence d’un suprapréoperculaire, jamais observé chez aucune espèce de Callichthyidae. La majorité des homologies ont été résolues, confirmant principalement les hypothèses actuelles. L’os composé situé dorsolatéralement dans la région otique du crâne a ainsi été identifié comme l’os post-temporo-ptérotico-supracleithrum sur la présence du plusieurs branches du système de la ligne latérale. De plus, la présence du plusieurs otolithes dans l’os composé qui forme la base du crâne occipital confirme que cet os est formé d’une fusion entre les os basiet exoccipitaux. Quelques questions concernant l’homologie restent cependant non résolues comme, par exemple, le lacrymo-antorbital ou le suprapréoperculaire), indiquant la nécessité d’une recherche ontogénétique. Cette étude est donc une base pour de futures études comparatives et ontogénétiques sur les Callichthyidae, spécifiquement, et sur les Loricarioidea, en général.
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