- metacleithra
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plural of metacleithrum
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
metacleithrum — (plural metacleithra)) postcleithrum (plural postcleithra)(a dermal bone of the pectoral girdle posteroventral to the cleithrum which supports it dorsally. There may be one to several postcleithra (absent in some species). Also called… … Dictionary of ichthyology