- interopercle
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interopercle
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interopercle — ˌintərōˈpərkəl noun Etymology: New Latin interoperculum : the membrane bone between the preopercle and the branchiostegals of a fish * * * interopercle (ˌɪntərəʊˈpɜːk(ə)l) rare 0. Anglicized form of interoperculum … Useful english dictionary
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
interopercular bone — interopercle … Dictionary of ichthyology
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
lower limb — the horizontal portion of gill arch or interopercle … 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
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 from each side meet under the head on the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
operculum — (plural opercula)) the flap externally closing the gill chamber and usually supported in Teleostomi by the opercle, propercle, subopercle and interopercle; the gill cover. In some definitions, synonymous with the opercular membrane … Dictionary of ichthyology
os branchioperculum — (plural ossa branchiopercula)) 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
