- subopercle
- sub·opercle
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subopercle
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subopercle — the paired dermal bone lying below the opercle in the gill cover. Also called subopercular and suboperculum … Dictionary of ichthyology
subopercle — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin suboperculum, from sub + operculum : a bony plate immediately below the opercle in a gill cover of a fish … Useful english dictionary
subopercular — subopercle … Dictionary of ichthyology
suboperculum — subopercle … Dictionary of ichthyology
subopercular — I. “+ adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from sub + opercular; in sense 2, from New Latin suboperculum + English ar 1. : situated below an opercle 2. : of, relating to, or being the subopercle … Useful english dictionary
Operculum (fish) — Campanologies hectoris 1. operculum (gill cover), 2. lateral line, 3. dorsal fin, 4. adipose fin, 5. caudal peduncle, 6. caudal fin, 7. anal fin, 8. photophores, 9. pelvic fins (paired), 10. pectoral fins (paired) The operculum of a bony fish is… … Wikipedia
branchiopercle — a fourth bone of the opercular series in Amia, partially covered by the subopercle and interopercle, but regarded as the most dorsal branchiostegal ray by authors … Dictionary of ichthyology
interopercle — the paired dermal bone of the lower gill cover below the horizontal arm of the preopercle and in front of the subopercle. Connected to the mandible by a ligament. Absent in Lepisosteus and Siluridae … Dictionary of ichthyology
maculae operculares — photophores on the gill cover, one near the anterior base of the preopercle, one in front of the anterior part of the subopercle, and one antero dorsally to the operculum. Abbreviated as OP … Dictionary of ichthyology
membrana branchialis — (membranae branchiales)) opercular membrane (the tissue covering the gills laterally and enclosing (including in some, but not other definitions) the opercle, preopercle, subopercle and interopercle bones. In most Teleostei, where the membranes… … Dictionary of ichthyology
