Lachrymal Saber (IMAGE)

University of Kansas

Lachrymal Saber

Caption

Lateral view of a cleared-and-stained specimen of the synanceiid Paracentropogon. Images highlight the (A) resting position of the lachrymal saber (arrow) along the side of the waspfish's cheek and the (B) locked-out position where the lachrymal saber extends laterally from the specimen. The rotation of both the first and second circumorbital are visible in the lower image.

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William Leo Smith

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