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. 2009 Dec 12;213(1):108–117. doi: 10.1242/jeb.031625

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Superficial neuromasts on the heads of Japanese Pacific marine sticklebacks lie in bony grooves. (A) Dorsal view of a DASPEI-stained, lab-reared Japanese Pacific marine stickleback head showing faintly stained superficial neuromasts of the supraorbital (SO) line lying in grooves (arrowheads). Scale bar=2.5 mm. (B) Dorsal view of a wild-caught Japanese Pacific marine stickleback head showing SO grooves (arrowheads). Scale bar=2.5 mm. (C) Lateral view of groove (arrowhead) morphology on a wild-caught Japanese Pacific marine stickleback. Scale bar=2 mm. (D) Lateral view of a wild-caught Paxton Benthic stickleback showing an absence of grooves. Scale bar=2 mm.