Struktur Skeleton Sirip Kaudal Kompleks Periophthalmus gracilis

Authors

  • Gatot Nugroho Susanto Prodi Pendidikan Biologi, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Sanata Dharma
  • Fransisca Ressa Utari Prodi Pendidikan Biologi, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Sanata Dharma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24252/bio.v4i1.1117

Abstract

Cauda of Periophthalmus gracilis rarely used for locomotion in land. The objective is to know skeleton structure of caudal fin complex. Skeleton staining used Alizarin red’s-alcian blue modified from Inouye (1976). Periophthalmus gracilis’s caudal fin complex have 8 os preural centrum, 2 os epural, os parhypural, 5 os hypural and branched lepidotrichia. The caudal used to support movement in land. Periophthalmus gracilis used it for balancing and support in land.

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