Myosepta: Sheaths of connective tissue separating
myomeres. Transmits contracting forces of muscle fibers between
myomeres.
Nevertheless, fish stock lipid in adipose tissue located around the digestive tract, under the skin, the meat between the
myomeres and in the
myomeres (Fauconneau, Corraze, Lebail, & Vernier, 1991).
holbrooki, the missing area of the tail (comprising fins and
myomeres) was estimated to 10% by comparing it to the outline of a complete tail traced from a photograph onto an overhead transparency.
costatus larvae had 38-43
myomeres, whereas P argenteus had 42-43, and button of arches became evident (Fig.
In most taut-skinned fishes, the body core musculature is made up of segmented and serially arranged, cone-shaped
myomeres divided into epaxial and hypaxial muscle groups by a horizontal septum (Liem et al., 2001).
Pigmentation patterns, counts of
myomeres, head spines, and fin rays, and various measurements were recorded.
Notochord and
myomeres were easily observed 09 h 10 min AF.
Trunk
myomeres were counted from the
myomere partly containing the most posterior gill opening to the last
myomere with posterior angle positioned above the cloaca (Hubbs & Trautman 1937).
Pigmentation of larvae after hatch consisted of melanophores concentrated on the ventral surface of the yolk sac, as well as posterior to the anus both on ventral and dorsal areas along the
myomeres. Protolarvae had 22-23 post anal
myomeres and 23-24 preanal
myomeres.
The distribution is not symmetrical between left and right sides; they are separated by 1 to 4
myomeres in dorsal view.
A high-count morph (79-86 total
myomeres) which he identified as Elops saurus and a low-count morph (74-78 total
myomeres) which he felt probably represented an undescribed species.
Line of pigment on ventral body margin from 4th to 6th
myomeres posterior to anus to penultimate posterior
myomere.
