MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN SHAPE AND SIZE OF SACCUS VASCULOSUS OF ANABAS TES TUDINELIS
AMITA GUPTA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, COLLEGE OF BASIC SCIENCE & IIUMANfl1ES. ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, BHUBANESWAR.751003. INDIA
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Abstract
In fish saccus vasculosus is a highly vascularised infundibular protrusion located posterior to pituitary gland, secretory in (unction. h exhibits vide variations in regards to its shape and size in different fishc. Author has taken an attempt to slud the variation in shape and size in about 900 specimens in Ioçally available fish Anabu.s iesgudine,,’ round the year and noted variations in shape and Size but could no establish the actual fact behind these variations. These variations might be due to accumulation o(blood or secrelorv material in this organ.
Keywords: Shape and size, variation, saccus vasculosus, Anabas testudineus