A New Species of Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei from the Northwest Pacific: An Example of the Critical Role Taxonomy Plays in Fisheries and Ecological Sciences
Figure 9
Neurocranium of Aetobatus narutobiei (FFNU-P-2015; paratype).
Outline illustration. A: dorsal view; B: ventral view; C: lateral view. Abbreviations: apoc – anterior preorbital canal foramen; bp – basal plate; elf – endolymphatic foramen; f – fontanelle; hf – hyomandibular facet; icaf – internal carotid artery foramen; ip – internasal plate; lc – lateral commisure; na – nasal apereture; nc – nasal capsule; of – orbital fissure; plf – perilymphatic foramen; pop – postorbital process; prop – preorbital process; soc – supraorbital crest; sr – sphenopterotic ridge; II – optic nerve foramen; VII – hyomandibular branch of facial nerve foramen.