Image: Bones of a fish skull
Skull and pectoral girdle of a Striped Sea-bass, Morone saxatilis.
17 Hyomandibula; 18 Symplectic; 19 Quadrate; 20 Pterygoid; 21 Palatine; 22 Endopterygoid (mesopterygoid); 23 Metapterygoid; 24 Preopercule; 25 Opercle; 26 Subopercle; 27 Interopercle; 28 Articular; 29 Angular; 30 Dentary; 31 Maxilla; 32 Premaxilla; 33 Interhyal; 34 Epihyal; 35 Ceratohyal; 36 Basihyal; 37 Glossohyal; 38 Urohyal; 39 Branchiostegals; 49 Preorbital; 50 Suborbital; 51 Nasal; 52 Supratemporal; 53 Post-temporal; 54 Supracleithrum; 55 Cleithrum; 56 Postcleithrum; 57 Hypercoracoid; 58 Hypocoracoid; 60 Actinosts; 61 Pectoral fin; 62 Pelvic girdle; 63 Pelvic (ventral) fin
The illustration is from Jordan, D.S. 1905. Guide to the Study of Fishes. Henry Holt and Company. Pp. 624.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, bones, skul, skull, Hyomandibula, Symplectic, Quadrate, Pterygoid, Palatine, Endopterygoid, mesopterygoid, Metapterygoid, Preopercule, Opercle, Subopercle, Interopercle, Articular, Angular, Dentary, Maxilla, Premaxilla, Interhyal, Epihyal, Ceratohyal, Basihyal, Glossohyal, Urohyal, Branchiostegals, Preorbital, Suborbital, Nasal, Supratemporal, Post-temporal, Supracleithrum, Postcleithrum, Hypercoracoid, Hypocoracoid, Actinosts, Pectoral, Pelvic girdle,
