- basibranchial teeth
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the teeth on the basibranchial bone, behind the tongue and between the gills. Often incorrectly called “hyoid” teeth
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
basibranchial teeth
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basibranchial — one of the deep median bones at the base of the gill arches below the hypobranchials. May occur on arches 1, 2, 3, 4, the last being cartilaginous. The dermal plates bearing teeth and associated with the basibranchials are a separate structure.… … Dictionary of ichthyology
hyoid teeth — misnomer in fishes for the basibranchial or hypobranchial teeth … Dictionary of ichthyology
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os basibranchiale — (plural ossa basibranchialia)) basibranchial (one of the deep median bones at the base of the gill arches below the hypobranchials. May occur on arches 1, 2, 3, 4, the last being cartilaginous. The dermal plates bearing teeth and associated with… … Dictionary of ichthyology
