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MIXOPTERYGUIM [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • The Genitals
CONT

Cartilaginous fishes ... have internal fertilization. ... It is the pelvic fins of males which develop [a] copulatory organ called clasper. It is supported by the fin skeleton and may be of elaborate configuration. In some rays it includes erectile tissue. [Each pelvic fin develops a clasper.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Organes génitaux
CONT

[Chez certains Selaciens la] paire de nageoires [...] pelviennes ou abdominales [du mâle] porte sur son bord interne une forte tige cannelée, le "ptérygopode", qui est un "organe copulateur."

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