Organisms

Smegmamorpha

Group of fish under the superorder Acanthopterygii, separate from the PERCIFORMES, which includes swamp eels, mullets, sticklebacks, seahorses, spiny eels, rainbowfishes, and KILLIFISHES. The name is derived from the six taxa which comprise the group. (From http://www.nanfa.org/articles/Elassoma/elassoma.htm, 8/4/2000)

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Abstract

Group of fish under the superorder Acanthopterygii, separate from the PERCIFORMES, which includes swamp eels, mullets, sticklebacks, seahorses, spiny eels, rainbowfishes, and KILLIFISHES. The name is derived from the six taxa which comprise the group. (From http://www.nanfa.org/articles/Elassoma/elassoma.htm, 8/4/2000)

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13 entry terms
  • Eels, Swamp
  • Gasterosteidae
  • Gasterosteiformes
  • Mullets
  • Seahorses
  • Sticklebacks
  • Swamp Eels
  • Synbranchidae
  • Eel, Swamp
  • Mullet
  • Seahorse
  • Stickleback
  • Swamp Eel

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term SWAMP EELS; EELS is also available

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History Note

2002; for STICKLEBACKS use FISHES 1975-2001; for MULLETS use PERCIFORMES 1987-2001

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.850

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Smegmamorpha. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D023701. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D023701
  2. Smegmamorpha. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69379337