Hyperostosis in a Banded Sicklefish

Scientific name: Drepane longimana
  • Updated
    06/05/22
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X-ray of Banded Sicklefish, Drepane longimana Click to enlarge image
X-ray image of a Banded Sicklefish collected from the Sea of Oman, 30 January 2012. Three hyperostosotic bone growths are clearly visible at the rear end of the fish. Image: Laith Jawad
© Laith Jawad

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  • Classification
    Genus
    Drepane
    Species
    longimana
X-ray of Banded Sicklefish, Drepane longimana
X-ray image of a Banded Sicklefish collected from the Sea of Oman, 30 January 2012. Three hyperostosotic bone growths are clearly visible at the rear end of the fish. Image: Laith Jawad
© Laith Jawad

X-ray image of a Banded Sicklefish, Drepane longimana, collected from the Sea of Oman, 30 January 2012. Three hyperostosotic bone growths are clearly visible at the rear end of the fish.