Histological and ultrastructural characterization of the dorso-ventral skin of the juvenile and the adult starry puffer fish (Arothron stellatus, Anonymous 1798)
Abstract Background The starry puffer fish (Arothron stellatus, Anonymous, 1798) is a poisonous tetradontidae fish inhabiting the Red sea.The skin constitutes an important defense against any external effects.The study aims to characterize the dorso-ventral skin of the juvenile and the adult starry puffer fish using light and scanning electron micr