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Fig. 3

From: First observation of larval oarfish, Regalecus russelii, from fertilized eggs through hatching, following artificial insemination in captivity

Fig. 3

Larvae of Regalecus russelii. a: larval specimen (5.5 mm notochord length (NL); 2 days after hatching (DAH); OCF-P04188, dorsal elongated filament was lost), b: living larvae ca. 6 mm NL (1 DAH), c: transparent specimen (5.5 mm NL; 4 DAH; OCF-P04196), d: close-up of transparent specimen head. Anatomical abbreviations: bp, basipterygium; cl, cleithrum; d, dentary; fp, fin plate cartilage; hy, hyomandibular; mc, Meckelian cartilage; mx, maxilla; pmr, proximal middle radial; pmx, premaxilla; pop, preopercle; q, quadrate; ra, retroarticular; rc, rostal cartilage; sy, symplectic. Scale bars: 1.0 mm

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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