Image: Bones of a fish skull

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,