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Identification

Actinopterygii

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Caption

Modifications of the pharyngeal jaw.

Pharyngeal jaw redrawn from two references:

Barlow, G. W. 2000. The Cichlid Fishes. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing. Page 44.

Wainwright, P. C., and D.R. Bellwood 2002. Ecomorphology of Feeding in Coral Reef Fishes. pg. 38 in P.F. Sale, ed. Coral Reef Fishes: Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

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R. Jamil Jonna (illustrator; research), Animal Diversity Web

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (copyright holder)

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