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Fig. 4

From: Evolution of the locomotory system in eels (Teleostei: Elopomorpha)

Fig. 4

Regression analysis of total body length in mm (Laxis1) and number of vertebrae (n). asterisks, fossil anguilliforms; squares, living anguilliforms; 95 % confidence interval (CI). violet: stem group; black: Synaphobranchidae; blue: Anguilloidei; orange: Congroidei; green: Muraenoidei; Abbreviations of the taxa are as follows: An el, †Anguilla elegans; An br, †Anguilloides branchiostegalis; An an, Anguilla anguilla; An bi; Anguilla bicolor; An ja, Anguilla japonica; An ro, Anguilla rostrata; Ar an, Ariosoma balearicum; Ba vi, Bathyuroconger vicinus; Bo fo, †Bolycyrus formosissimus; Co my, Conger myriaster; Dy an, Dysomma anguillare; Ec ne, Echidna nebulosa; Fa gi, Facciolella gilbertii; Ga ta, Gavialiceps taeniola; Gy ca, Gymnothorax castaneus; Gy fl, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus; Gy ki, Gymnothorax kidako; Gy mo, Gymnothorax moringa; He ha, Heteroconger hassi; Ka hy, Kaupichthys hyoporides; Lu mi, †Luenchelys minimus; Mo ed, Moringua edwardsi; Mo ja, Moringua javanica; Mu ci, Muraenosox cinereus; My ma, Myrichthys magnificus; My va, Myrophis vafer; Op ma, Ophichthus maculosus; Op se, Ophichthus serpentinus; Op zo, Ophichthus zophochir; Ox le, Oxyconger leptognathus; Pa ti, †Paranguilla tigrina; Rh qu, Rhinomuraena quaesita; Sa fi, Saurenchelys fierasfer; Sc br, Scolecenchelys breviceps; Sc ti, Scuticaria tigrina; Se be, Serrivomer beanii; Si pa, Simenchelys parasitica; Ur mi, Uropterygius micropterus; Ve pr, Venefica proboscidea; Vo la; †Voltaconger latispinus

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