os mentomeckelium

os mentomeckelium
(plural ossa mentomeckelia))
mentomeckelian (the ossified tip of Meckel\'s cartilage. It fuses with the dentary in most Teleostei but is independent in Cyprinidae. Found in Amia and perhaps larval Salmonidae. Also called mentomandibular)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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