Pacific Herring
(Clupea pallasii)
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All Photographs by James Tait Elder with the Assistance of Luis Ruedas, Portland State University
Calipers in all photos are set to 10mm for scale
Cranial Region
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| Frontals | - |
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| Maxilla | - |
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| Hyomandibula | - |
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| Preopercle | - |
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| Opercle | - |
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| Ceratohyal | - |
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| Epihyal | - |
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| Prootics | - |
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| Quadrate | - |
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| Supracleithra | - |
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| Urohyal | - |
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Pectoral Fin
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| Cleithrum | - |
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| Posttemporal | - | - | image | image | - | - |
| Scapula | - |
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Pelvic Fin
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| Basipterygia | - |
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Abdominal Vetebrae
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| Atlas (Articulated) | - |
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| Abdominal Vertebrae (Articulated) | - |
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Caudal Vertebrae
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| Caudal Vertebrae (Articulated) | - |
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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)