Actinopterygii
The ray-finned fishes
John G. Lundberg
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Arratia, G. 2001. The sister-group of Teleostei: Concensus and disagrements. J. Vert. Paleont. 21(4): 767-773.
Arratia, G.2004. Mesozoic halecostomes and the early radiation of teleosts. Mesozoic Fishes 3 – Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity, G. Arratia & A. Tintori (eds.): pp. 279-315. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München, Germany.
Carroll, R. H. 1988. Vertebrate paleontology and evolution. W. H. Freeman & Co. New York.
Grande. L. and W.E. Bemis, 1998. A comprehensive phylogentic study of amiid fishes (Amiidae) based on comparative skeletal anatomy. An empirical search for interconnected patterns of natural history. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 4:i-x, 1-690; supplement to Journal of Vetrebrate Paleontology.
Nelson, J. S. 2006. Fishes of the World. 4th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.
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Information on the Internet
- DeepFin. Phylogeny of all fishes.
- Fishbase: A Global Information System on Fishes
- Biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server Ichthyology Resources
- California Academy of Sciences Ichthyology Resources
- Catalog of Fishes. William N. Eschmeyer, Editor. Published by the California Academy of Sciences.
- Digital Fish Library. Anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of fish from most major saltwater and many freshwater genera for use by scientists and students alike.
- Australian Museum Fish Site
- Inter-Institutional Database of Fish Biodiversity in the Neotropics (NEODAT)
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) Ichthyology
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Division of Fishes
- University of Alberta Mesozoic Fishes Page
- Keith L. Jackson's Ichthyology Web Resources
- Otolith Research Laboratory. Bedford Institute of Oceanography.
- Cichlid Research Home Page
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Pomacanthus paru |
|---|---|
| Location | Grand Cayman |
| Comments | French Angelfish |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright |
© Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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| Scientific Name | Acipenseridae |
|---|---|
| Location | captive |
| Comments | sturgeon |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Sturgeon. |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Vearl Brown |
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