Ontogeny of the dorsal fin skeleton in Ictalurus punctatus. A 12.2 mm SL. B 13.2 mm SL. C 14.0 mm SL. D 15.5 mm SL. Abbreviations: DR, Distal radial; DRC, Distal radial cartilage; PR, Proximal-middle radial; PRC, Proximal-middle radial cartilage; R, Dorsal-fin ray; S, Dorsal-fin spine.

 
 
  Part of: Kubicek KM (2022) Developmental osteology of Ictalurus punctatus and Noturus gyrinus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) with a discussion of siluriform bone homologies. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 661-727. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.72.e85144