Saturday, April 18, 2015

Blacktip update

Quick update on a couple of fishy bits. The blacktip shark skull is now finished, and waiting for the rest of the skeleton. As I'm currently quite busy with other stuff it might be a while before I get the time to finish it, but most of it is now completely clean, and just needs to be dried properly.

Carcharhinus melanopterus skull, finished.

Partial angelfish skeleton (probably Pomacanthus sp.). The pins are holding the fins in place while they dry.

Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) drying. The basihyal is missing on the picture.

Couple of chondrichthyan parts: Raja asterias pelvic fins, Carcharhinus melanopterus hyoid arch, and Squalus acanthias skull and vertebrae.