FIGURE 6 in Scale ontogeny in the cardinalfish family Apogonidae

FIGURE 6. SEM images of scales from different parts of the fish body showing variability in scale shape and size of the posterior field. Scales of the platycephalid Cociella heemstrai SAIAB 1508, 85 mm SL: (a) Body scale 2 rows above lateral line below 2 nd dorsal-fin spine; and (b) Scale immediately above 1 st anal-fin ray. Scales of the epigonid Florenciella lugubris SAIAB 14088, 97.5 mm SL: (c) scale immediately below lateral line. (d) scale above 3 rd anal-fin ray. fo = scale focus.