FIGURE 18 in Reassessment of the phylogenetic position of the spiny-scale pricklefish Hispidoberyx ambagiosus (Teleostei: Hispidoberycidae) based on comparative morphology

FIGURE 18. Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) aspects of upper branchial arches in (A) Hispidoberyx ambagiosus, HUMZ 194634, 180.7 mm SL, (B) Stephanoberyx monae, HUMZ 230037, 88.8 mm SL, (C) Hoplostethus mediterraneus, NSMT-P 43389, 140.7 mm SL, and (D) Anomalops katoptron, KPM-NI 010182, 87.1 mm SL. EB1–4, first to fourth epibranchials; IAC, interarcual cartilage; PB1–4, first to fourth pharyngobranchials. Scales indicate 5 mm.