ABSTRACT
Rather surprisingly perhaps, although some fishes seem to have specializations that suggest a particular diet and mode of feeding, this does not prevent them from turning these adaptations to other uses. Thus, the cichlid
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Figure 7.1 (Left) Frames 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8: From a high-speed film (200 frames/sec-1) of the strike of Epibulus insidiator. Successive frames are 0.005 sec apart. Note rotation of quadrate, maxilla, and interoperculo-mandibular ligament. Suction is apparent in frames 6, 7, and 8. See Figure 7.7 for corresponding mechanical diagrams. (Right) Diagram of a feeding Epibulus insidiator, with points shown (A-N) for recording kinematic variables with a computerized digitizing system. Bones of the skull are labeled as follows: LJ = lower jaw, PMX = premaxillary, MX = maxillary QU = quadrate, IOP = interopercle, OP = opercle. After Westneat and Wainwright (1989, p.139).
