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Actinopterygii: information (1) Actinopterygii: pictures (145) Actinopterygii: specimens (14)

Perca flavescens: pictures (7) Perca flavescens: specimens (2)

Caption

Axial muscle anatomy of fish (yellow perch, Perca flavescens, shown). Axial muscles are organized into nested cones that extend across vertebral segments. At the lateral midline they are divided by a horizontal septum into dorsal (epaxial) and ventral (hypaxial) regions.

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