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Great Sculpin

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus

 
 
  Cranial Region Abdominal Vertebrae Pectoral Fin Pelvic Fin Caudal Vertebrae Caudal Fin  
 
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All Photographs by Christie Boone, University of California, Santa Cruz

Pelvic Fin Pectoral Fin Cranial Region Caudal Fin Abdominal Vertebrae Caudal Vertebrae

Cranial Region

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Medial
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Epihyals
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Frontals
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Hyomandibula
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Maxilla
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Opercle
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Otoliths
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Palatine

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Parasphenoid
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Premaxilla
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Pectoral Fin

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Pelvic Fin

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Abdominal Vetebrae

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Caudal Vertebrae

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Caudal Fin

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References:

Mecklenburg, C. W., T. A. Mecklenburg, and L. K. Thorsteinson
2002 Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society (Available from the American Fisheries Society)

Pelvic Fin Pectoral Fin Cranial Region Caudal Fin Abdominal Vertebrae Caudal Vertebrae