Gallery of micro-CT reconstructions

Smoothhead Sculpin (Artedius lateralis)

https://osf.io/c4aue/

Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii)

https://osf.io/h46tf/

Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus)

https://osf.io/udqk2/

Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)

https://osf.io/cxqhr/

Tidepool Snailfish (Liparis florae)

https://osf.io/5gxr6/

Tidepool Snailfish (Liparis florae)

https://osf.io/5gxr6/

Scalyhead Sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)

https://osf.io/f56kn/

Tidepool Sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)

https://osf.io/va7nx/

Marbled Snailfish (Liparis dennyi)

Silverspotted Sculpin (Blepsias cirrhosus)

https://osf.io/p9nx4/

Longfin Sculpin (Jordania zonope)

https://osf.io/ujs5g/

Spinyhead Sculpin (Dasycottus setiger)

https://osf.io/uqg4j/

Suction disc of Marbled Snailfish (Liparis dennyi)

Micro-CT Scanning and Evolutionary Biology

To better understand the evolution of skull bones in sculpins and their close relatives, I used micro-CT ("3D x-ray") reconstructions. This allowed me to make detailed measurements of the skull and analyze evolutionary changes of the mouth and gill chambers of these fishes in the context of their ecology for an upcoming publication. I am in the process of uploading the raw CT data to the Open Science Framework, and you can download these and other CT scans from Adam Summers' lab at: https://osf.io/ecmz4/wiki/Fishes/

Mouse-over each image for the species name and a link to download the CT data from OSF.