MESTURIDAE Nursall, 1996
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5463318 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887AB-FF9B-FFB3-FD59-FF2EFC60FDEF |
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MESTURIDAE Nursall, 1996 |
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Family MESTURIDAE Nursall, 1996
TYPE GENUS. — Mesturus Wagner, 1862 .
INCLUDED GENERA. — The type genus, and Micropycnodon Hibbard & Graffham, 1945 .
REVISED DIAGNOSIS. — Primitive pycnodontiform fishes with the following unique combination of derived characters: maxilla ornamented and elongated; grooves and strong crenulations present on most vomerine and prearticular teeth; anal fin at 60-69% of standard length; first dorsal ridge scale larger than subsequent dorsal ridge scales.
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