paraschistura prokofiev, 2009 is a newly described genus based on osteological characters, but detailed information for all species of the genus is not available. to describe osteological characteristics of the endemic species of paraschistura nielseni , twelve specimens were collected from the shapur river of persis basin which drains to the persian gulf and their osteological characteristics ...

We compare the ontogeny of hyopalatine arch in representatives Otophysi to shed light on homology so-called quadrate-metapterygoid fenestra, QMF. Described initially as a character characiforms (tetras and allies), presence QMF has also been reported for cobitid loaches handful cyprinids among cypriniforms, well few clupeoids. In is either already present an opening palatoquadrate cartilage ear...

Lepidocephalichthys guntea is an intestinal air breathing fish and belonging to the family Cobitidae. It is frequently found in the muddy, low dissolved oxygen, hypoxic and hypercarbic condition. So the comparative study of the antibiotic resistance profile of bacterial isolates from the gut of intestinal air-breathing fish, L guntea and its habitatsmall river Lotchka, West Bengal, India was ex...

Gnathostoma are parasites of wild mammals and larval stages of 3 native species, G. spinigerum, G. doloresi and G. nipponicum have been found in cold blooded vertebrates. Moreover, larval G. hispidum has been found in loaches imported to Japan from east Asia (Akahane et ai, 1982). Among these species, G. spinigerum had been considered to be the only causative agent of gnathostomiasis until the ...