What is it about?
The presence of some structures such as rounded lepidonts in scales of the genus Aphanius is a primary state in their scales or is the result of convergent evolution. Also, the polygonal state in the scales of Aphanius species is a primitive shared character state.
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Why is it important?
Fish scales contain genetic data, so that they can help to understand phylogenetic relations in several groups of fishes.
Perspectives
I hope this article provide a sufficient data on phylogenetic significance of the scales in this groups of fish.
Prof. AZAD Teimori
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
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This page is a summary of: Combining morphology, scanning electron microscopy, and molecular phylogeny to evaluate the taxonomic power of scales in genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae), Archives of Polish Fisheries, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/aopf-2017-0008.
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