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Fnfld 



Figure 3.— Left lateral external view of the 

 pectoral girdle and suspensorium from Xiphias 

 gladius, showing the ontogeny. Starting from 

 left the specimens' lengths in millimeters are: 

 top, 5.1 ENL; 7.6 ESL; bottom, 21.4 ESL. A, 

 anterior process of the coraco-scapular carti- 

 lage; Bl, larval pectoral fin blade; CI, cleithrum; 

 Cor, coracoid; Fnfld, larval finfold; P, posterior 

 process of the coraco-scapular cartilage; PCI, 

 posterior process of cleithrum; PstCl, post- 

 cleithrum; Pt, posttemporal; R, radial orignat- 

 ing from larval fin blade; ScF, scapular fora- 

 men; SCI, supracleithrum; ScR, cartilaginous 

 distal radial originating from scapular carti- 

 lage. Cartilage, white; ossifying, stippled. 



PstCl 



Figure 4.— Left lateral external view of the pectoral girdle 

 and suspensorium from Xiphias gladius, showing the 

 ontogeny. The specimens' lengths in millimeters ESL are: 

 left, 33.0; right, 64.6. Sc, scapula; for other abbreviations, see 

 Figure 3. Cartilage, white; ossifying, stippled. 



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