Published June 12, 2017
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Fig. 3 in Taxonomic revision of the deep channel electric fish genus Sternarchella (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae), with descriptions of two new species
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- 1. Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Box 42451, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA
- 2. Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 162368. Orlando, FL, 32816, U.S.A
Description
Fig. 3. Dorsal view of the brachial basket in four species of Sternarchella. a. Sternarchella patriciae (MUSM 45234). b. Sternarchella orinoco (USNM 228727). c. Sternarchella schotti (UF 116570). d. Sternarchella orthos (USNM 228871). Scale bar = 0.5 mm. Note differences in the shape of the second basibranchial, ranging from hourglass shaped, to fan-shaped, and differences in the shape in the hypohyal, ranging from bell-or cylinder shaped, to a wide-based triangular shape. Grey shaded areas indicate three-dimensional features.