http://deepseanews.com/2009/06/all-the-better-to-eat-you-with-my-dear/ All the news on the Earth's largest environment. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:14:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://deepseanews.com/2009/06/all-the-better-to-eat-you-with-my-dear/comment-page-1/#comment-7220 Livio L. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:33:22 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=4814#comment-7220 Probably, the best known feeding apparatus among teleostan is the feeding apparatus of the cichlids. In terms of species richness, cichlids exceed labrids whereas labrid morphological diversity is comparable to that of the cichlids in terms of feeding modes, as represented by the wide variety of their skull forms. The radiations of the cichlid and labrid fishes is widely believed to result from the "key innovation" of a unique pharyngeal jaw apparatus. Has Samantha Price introduced some comparison between cichlids and parrotfish? Probably, the best known feeding apparatus among teleostan is the feeding apparatus of the cichlids. In terms of species richness, cichlids exceed labrids whereas labrid morphological diversity
is comparable to that of the cichlids in terms of feeding
modes, as represented by the wide variety of their skull
forms. The radiations of the cichlid and labrid fishes is
widely believed to result from the “key innovation” of a
unique pharyngeal jaw apparatus. Has Samantha Price introduced some comparison between cichlids and parrotfish?

]]> http://deepseanews.com/2009/06/all-the-better-to-eat-you-with-my-dear/comment-page-1/#comment-7214 Tessa Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:26:33 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=4814#comment-7214 This is absolutely fascinating. I had no idea that creatures other than morays possessed pharyngeal jaws. This is absolutely fascinating. I had no idea that creatures other than morays possessed pharyngeal jaws.

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