Ontogeny of the neurocranium of Ictalurus punctatus in dorsal view. A 10.9 mm SL. B 12.2 mm SL. C 13.3 mm SL. D 18.0 mm SL. E 21.2 mm SL. F 44.9 mm SL. Abbreviations: *, Accessory posttemporal; Asph, Autosphenotic; Dpto, Dermopterotic; EpBar, Epiphysial bar; Epoc, Epioccipital; EthPla, Ethmoid plate; Fr, Frontal; LamOrbN, Lamina orbitonasalis; LE, Lateral ethmoid; ME, Mesethmoid; Na, Nasal; OtCap, Otic capsule; Pt, Posttemporal; Pto, Pterotic; Soc, Supraoccipital; SphCom, Sphenoseptalis commissure; TMA, Taenia marginalis anterior; TMP, Taenia marginalis posterior.

 
 
  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