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Fig. 11

From: Histological and ultrastructural characterization of the dorso-ventral skin of the juvenile and the adult starry puffer fish (Arothron stellatus, Anonymous 1798)

Fig. 11

Histological micrographs of the ventral surface skin of the juvenile starry puffer fish showing:  Epidermis (Ep), dermis (De) with stratum laxum (SL) and stratum compactum (SC), club cell (red arrowheads), mucous cell (black arrowheads), pit organ (PT), bony plate (BP), chromatophores (white arrows), and muscle fibers (Ms). H&E stain. Magnifications are X10 (a), X40 (b, d, e), X100 (c, f), and X400 (g)

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