lateral flanges 



dorsal tendon 



dorsal portion o( 

 fin ray element 



muscle attachment 



ventral portion of 

 fin ray < 



Figure S5.—Monacanthus ciliatus: above, lateral 

 view of pelvis and encasing scales at end of 

 pelvis which completely obscure from external 

 view the rudimentary fin-ray element; below, 



detail of the end of the pelvis, with the 

 encasing scales removed to expose the rudimentary 

 rin-ray element and its cartilage plug and 

 tendons: 81.3 mm SL, Florida. 



Figure 86.— External features of 



Monacanthus chinenais. for comparison 



with those of M. ciliatus: 



' , nasal region as seen externally 



(far left) and the olfactory lamella as 



seen with the top of the nasal sac removed; 



middle left, scales from upper middle region of 



body, including two lateral line canal bearing 



scales; lower left, ventral view of encasing 



scales at end of pelvis (anterior to left). 



