Salmon & Pike

Webb, J. E.; Wallwork, J. A.; Elgood, J. H.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-16495-0_13

J. E. Webb³,
J. A. Wallwork³ &
J. H. Elgood⁴

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The Protacanthopterygii is one of the 5 superorders which, collectively, represent the peak of teleostean evolution. It comprises a single order, the Salmoniformes, which includes not only the various salmon but also the smelts and the pikes.

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Westfield College, University of London, UK
J. E. Webb (Professor of Zoology) & J. A. Wallwork (Reader in Zoology)
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
J. H. Elgood (Formerly Associate Professor of Zoology)

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Webb, J.E., Wallwork, J.A., Elgood, J.H. (1981). Salmon & Pike. In: Guide to Living Fishes. Classification Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16495-0_13

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