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Figure 1.— Light micrographs of Idiosepius pygmaeus statoliths. A: Whole stato- 

 lith from male age 36 days, length 7.2 mm, showing complex shape and ring struc- 

 ture, DD = dorsal dome, LD = lateral dome, R = rostrum, arrow indicates promi- 

 nent check (scale bar = 24 p); B: Whole statolith stained with tetracycline twice 



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