Comparative analysis of spermatozoa morphology in three fish species from the suborder Scorpaenoideiстатья
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Аннотация:⎯The methods of scanning and transmission electron microscopy are used for the investigation of
external morphology and ultrastructure of spermatozoa in scorpaenoid fishes Parascorpaena picta, Dendro-
chirus zebra (Scorpaenidae), and Synanceia horrida (Synanceiidae). Based on the literature data, a compari-
son with other species of the genera Scorpaena, Sebastapistes, and Scorpaenopsis (Scorpaenidae) is conducted.
In the studied species, the spermatozoon consists of the rounded head (its length is slightly smaller than its
width), moderately developed midpiece, and f lagellum. P. picta differs from the other species in the presence
of the widening of the cytoplasmic channel surrounding the initial part of the f lagellum, the largest numbers
of mitochondrial sections, and the longest f lagellum. S. horrida does not differ significantly from the repre-
sentatives of the family Scorpaenidae. However, based on the contour of the head and midpiece (elliptic Fou-
rier analysis), there is a trend to the separation of S. horrida from P. picta and D. zebra. The data on compar-
ative spermatozoa morphology are discussed in relation to current phylogenetic schemes.