Suction Feeders and Biters (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Suction Feeders and Biters

Caption

These images show the skulls of suction-feeding eels on the left and biting eels on the right. The insets show ventral views of the hyoid apparatus, one of the main skeletal elements used to produce suction.

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R. Mehta

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