Macrogyrodactylus polypteri Malberg on Polypterus senegalus in the Sudan

Polypterus is a genus of fishes which is best considered as descendent of the Palaeoniscid stock coming from Devonian times (400 million years ago). This genus, one of the indigenous fishes of Africa, is of economic importance in some parts of the Sudan.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amirthalingam, C.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:Biology, Macrogyrodactylus polypteri, Polypterus senegalus, morphology, freshwater fish, biological surveys, Sudan, Africa,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32496
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Summary:Polypterus is a genus of fishes which is best considered as descendent of the Palaeoniscid stock coming from Devonian times (400 million years ago). This genus, one of the indigenous fishes of Africa, is of economic importance in some parts of the Sudan.