Fig. 13

Comparative otoliths (lapilli) of living Ariidae. a Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes); b Amphiarius rugispinis (Valenciennes); c Bagre bagre (Linnaeus); d Bagre marinus (Mitchill); e Bagre panamensis (Gill); f Notarius grandicassis (Valenciennes); g Notarius kessleri (Steindachner); h Notarius planiceps (Steindachner); i Sciades dowii (Gill); j Sciades felis (Linnaeus); k Sciades guatemalemsis (Günther); l Sciades herzbergii (Bloch); m Sciades parkeri (Traill); n Sciades passany (Valenciennes); o Sciades proops (Valenciennes); p Sciades seemani (Günther). add anterodistal ditch, amp anterior antero-mesial projection, df dorsal face, dis distal, md mesial dent, mic mesial inward curve, mn mesial notch, msd mesial shallow depression, post posterior, vf ventral face. Left to right size, dorsal and ventral face, lateral view, g, h and i are left otolith, others are the right ones. Scale bar 2 mm