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Brachyplatystoma vaillantii
Dry Skeleton Images
References
 List of Abbreviations
Page Authors: John Lundberg and Kyle Luckenbill
Still images produced by Mike W. Littman and Kyle Luckenbill at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 
Specimen Data
Brachyplatystoma vaillantii DUF 1034
Specimen provided by John G. Lundberg, Academy of Natural Sciences (ANSP) from the
Duke University Fish Collection (DUF) at ANSP
Standard length: 370 mm
Click highlighted links to view larger images.
Photograph by Mark H. Sabaj
unlabeled
Articulated Skeleton
unlabeled
Cranial Nerve Foramina
labeled / unlabeled
Neurocranium (dorsal view)
labeled / unlabeled
Neurocranium (ventral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Neurocranium (left lateral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Neurocranium (posterior view)
labeled / unlabeled
Right Suspensorium (lateral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Right Suspensorium (medial view)
labeled / unlabeled
Right Mandible (dorsal view)
labeled / unlabeled
Right Mandible (ventral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Right Mandible (lateral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Right Mandible (medial view)
labeled / unlabeled
Branchials, Hyals, & Operculum (dv)
labeled / unlabeled
Branchials, Hyals, & Operculum (vv)
labeled / unlabeled
Left Pectoral Girdle (dorsal view)
labeled / unlabeled
Left Pectoral Girdle (ventral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Left Pectoral Girdle (lateral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Left Pectoral Girdle (medial view)
labeled / unlabeled
Dorsal Fin (dorsal view)
labeled / unlabeled
Dorsal Fin (left lateral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Weberian Complex (dorsal view)
labeled / unlabeled
Weberian Complex (ventral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Weberian Complex (left lateral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Pelvic Girdle (dorsal view)
labeled / unlabeled
Pelvic Girdle (ventral view)
labeled / unlabeled
Anal Fin (left lateral view)
labeled / unlabeled