[Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images?

[Andrew Stewart]

Hi Truth,

The best I can suggest is the 1980 publication by James Tyler:

Osteology, phylogeny, and higher classification of the fishes of the order Plectognathi (Tetraodontiformes). NOAA Tech Rept NMFS Circular 434.

It’s all left lateral illustrations, I don’t know where you could fine more 3D images.

Good luck

Andrew Stewart

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Museum of New Zealand
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From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Truth Muller
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images?

Hello all,

I am currently working on a group skeleton articulation project at College of the Atlantic for the Dorr Museum of Natural History. We are attempting to assemble the skeleton of a Mola mola that washed up at our college's offshore research station last year, and we've run into some difficulty: We can't find good reference images for the skull. Internet searches have turned up a few sketches of the skull in profile, but we can find nothing about bones inside the skull. An exploded image would be extremely helpful, but anything, photos, sketches, of the skull at a different angle would be of use. If anyone has any leads, we would be very grateful.

Truth Muller
Student manager of Marine Wet Collections
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
105 Eden St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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