Cobia Larvae (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Cobia Larvae

Caption

This is micro-CT imagery of a cobia larva head that has been filtered to view the entire skull (top image) and the more dense otolith (ear stone) structures (bottom image). Similar 3-D images were used by researchers to obtain the first measurements larval fish otoliths while still inside the skull.

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UM/RSMAS

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