The body of the banded archerfish is oblong in shape and raised on the posterior side.

Akinetopsia is an acquired deficit from lesions in the posterior side of the visual cortex.

On the posterior side the capsule is thin and mainly composed of transverse fibres.

The thigh bone was robust and straight, with a prominent flange about halfway down the posterior side.

The apex is at the posterior left side of the shell.

Most bivalve species have two adductor muscles, which are located on the anterior and posterior sides of the body.

Less frequently, the anterior part is oblique too, but in the opposite direction of the posterior side.

Remiges (from the Latin for "oarsman") are located on the posterior side of the wing.

On the lateral side, a black strip runs from the anterior to the posterior side of the body.