Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
os parietale — (plural ossa parietalia)) parietal (a dermal paired bone on each side of the top rear of the head over the auditory region, behind the frontals and partly or wholly separated by the supraocciptal. In Amia and Elopidae both parietals meet in the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
parietal — a dermal paired bone on each side of the top rear of the head over the auditory region, behind the frontals and partly or wholly separated by the supraocciptal. In Amia and Elopidae both parietals meet in the midline and separate the frontals and … Dictionary of ichthyology
frontal — the superficial, paired dermal bone on top of the skull above the eyes, paired or fused into one. The frontals of fishes correspond to the parietals of Tetrapoda but frontal is retained on account of its long usage in fish osteology. These large… … Dictionary of ichthyology
os frontale — (plural ossa frontalia)) frontal (the superficial, paired dermal bone on top of the skull above the eyes, paired or fused into one. The frontals of fishes correspond to the parietals of Tetrapoda but frontal is retained on account of its long… … Dictionary of ichthyology
os supraoccipitale — (plural ossa supraoccipitalia)) supraocciptal (a median, mixed origin bone at the upper rear end of the cranium, often bearing a crest, and forming the upper edge of the foramen magnum. In most bony fishes its origins are from the ossification of … Dictionary of ichthyology
