holocephalan

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Noun1.holocephalan - fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
holocephalian
cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian - fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
Holocephali, subclass Holocephali - chimaeras and extinct forms
chimaera - a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
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Microscopic organization of the oviductal gland of the holocephalan elephant fish, Callorhynchus milii.
Morphological study of the oviductal gland in the smallnose fanskate Sympterygia bonapartii (Muller and Henle, 1841) (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae)/Estudo morfologico da glandula oviductal no smallnose fanskate Sympterygia bonapartii (Muller and henle, 1841) (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae)
Variation in brain organization and cerebellar foliation in chondrichthyans: sharks and holocephalans. Brain Behav.
Comparative Anatomy of the Neurocranium and Encephalon of the Butterfly Ray, Gymnura micrura (Batoidea: Gymnuridae)/Anatomia Comparada del Neurocraneo y el Encefalo de la Raya Mariposa Gymnura micrura (Batoidea: Gymnuridae)
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