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From: Sexual dimorphism of sonic apparatus and extreme intersexual variation of sounds in Ophidion rochei (Ophidiidae): first evidence of a tight relationship between morphology and sound characteristics in Ophidiidae

Figure 3

Ontogenetic swimbladder modifications of a young male Ophidion rochei. X-ray photographs from a growing male over the period of October 2010 to September 2011. Negatives of photographs are displayed to facilitate observation. The development of the rocker bone (RB), the internal tube (IT), and the neck (N) are indicated on the photographs. The gelatinous substance (GS) is clearly apparent in last picture (d). The specimen measured (a) 162 mm TL in October 2010, (b) 166 mm in March 2011, (c) 168 mm in May 2011, and (d) 170 mm in September 2011.

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Frontiers in Zoology

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