Ontogeny of the endoskeletal pectoral girdle (A-C, scapulocoracoid; D-G, pectoral radials) of Ictalurus punctatus A 13.3 mm SL. B 15.0 mm SL. C 44.9 mm SL. D 10.0 mm NL. E 10.8 mm SL. F 12.9 mm SL. G 44.9 mm SL. Asterisk indicates abductor coracoid lamina. Black arrows indicates scapular process of Coracoid. Abbreviations: Co, Coracoid; Cl, Cleithrum; cPDRC, complex pectoral distal radial cartilage; DRC, distal radial cartilage; Hp, Humeral process; MscA, Mesocoracoid arch; PcSp, Pectoral-fin spine; PR, Pectoral radial; PRC, Pectoral radial cartilage; Ptg, Propterygium; PtgC, Propterygial cartilage; ScCoC, Scapulocoracoid cartilage; SF, Scapular foramen; SpF, Spinal fossa.

 
 
  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