Figure 11 in Ontogeny of the skeleton of Moenkhausia pittieri (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) with discussion on functional demands and ossification patterns in the Characidae

Figure 11. Weberian ossicles of Moenkhausia pittieri. A, 5.1 mm notocord length (NL), 12 days post-hatching (dph). B, 5.5 mm standard length (SL), 21 dph. C, 9.1 mm SL, 37 dph. D, adult, 28.8 mm SL, with pleural rib 5 removed; arrow indicates the anterior process of neural arch 3. Numbers indicate vertebral centra. Abbreviations are explained in Table 1. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.