Figure 1

Representation of the cerato-mandibular (c-md) ligament in Pomacentridae. A) Left lateral view of Stegastes rectifraenum skull and pectoral girdle. The left oral jaws, suspensorium, opercles and hyoid bar have been removed allowing view of the right part of the hyoid apparatus in the buccal cavity. The opercles, the suspensorium, the oral jaws, the hyoid apparatus and the c-md ligament (in green) of the right side are 3-D reconstructed. B) and C) Zoom on the 3-D reconstruction from a lateral and transverse view.