Berycidae

Berycidae View in CoL View at ENA ( Beryciformes ) ( Fig. 21D, E View Figure 21 )

Beryx splendens shows two CMCs ( Fig. 21D, E View Figure 21 ) of which the lower is larger and well-visible. The shape of both CMCs resembles those found in Anomalops , only the upper CMC is slightly smaller and positioned between the bases of the lowest rays of the upper lobe. The bases possess inward-directed pegs, but they do not contact the CMC. The lower CMC is not closely associated with the upper ray of the lower lobe. Along the distal margin of the hypural plates a strong band of connective tissue runs from the dorsal and ventral sides to the diastema, where they bend anteriorly. The CMCs are positioned in the thickened ends of these strands.