Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
Osmeriformes — Delta Smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus (Osmeroidei: Osmeridae) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
alisphenoid — term misapplied in older literature to the pterosphenoid (q.v.) of fishes. It is not homologous with the alisphenoid of mammals and should not be used … Dictionary of ichthyology
auditory capsule — cartilaginous skeleton about the inner ear in Elasmobranchii, a chondral skeleton in bony fishes comprised of the prootic, opisthotic (or its replacement), intercalar, epiotic (or exoccipital), sphenotic, pterosphenoid and basipshenoid as walls… … Dictionary of ichthyology
capsula auditiva — (plural capsulae auditivae) auditory capsule (cartilaginous skeleton about the inner ear in Elasmobranchii, a chondral skeleton in bony fishes comprised of the prootic, opisthotic (or its replacement), intercalar, epiotic (or exoccipital),… … Dictionary of ichthyology
os alisphenoidale — (plural ossa alisphenoidalia)) alisphenoid (term misapplied in older literature to the pterosphenoid (q.v.) of fishes. It is not homologous with the alisphenoid of mammals and should not be used) … Dictionary of ichthyology
os pleurosphenoideum — (plural ossa pleurosphenoidea)) pleurosphenoid (misnomer for pterosphenoid, q.v., since it is not homologous with the reptilian pleurosphenoid) … Dictionary of ichthyology
os pterosphenoideum — (plural ossa pterosphenoidea)) pterosphenoid (the paired, deep, endochondral bone roofing the skull lying under the frontal, and posterior to the orbitosphenoid. Miscalled alisphenoid and pleurosphenoid but these bones in mammals and reptiles… … Dictionary of ichthyology
os sphenoticum — (plural ossa sphenotica)) sphenotic (a deep bone below the frontal, above the pterosphenoid (or alisphenoid) and under the dermosphenotic. Also called autosphenotic) … Dictionary of ichthyology
pleurosphenoid — misnomer for pterosphenoid, q.v., since it is not homologous with the reptilian pleurosphenoid … Dictionary of ichthyology
sphenotic — a deep bone below the frontal, above the pterosphenoid (or alisphenoid) and under the dermosphenotic. Also called autosphenotic … Dictionary of ichthyology
