ABSTRACT
Postorbital
Investing Bones
Frontal
W hi
te S
tu rg
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Investing Bones (continued)
Parietal
Lateral Skull Bones
Dentary
W hiteSturgeon
Opercular Series
Ventral opercle
Subopercle
W hi
te S
tu rg
eo n
Hyoid Arch
Ceratohyal
Clavicle
Cleithrum
Pectoral Girdle
W hiteSturgeon
Pectoral Girdle
Supracleithrum
Posttemporal
Pectoral fi n spine
Pa ci
fic C
od
Cranium
PacificC od
Olfactory Region
Ethmoid
Vomer
Prefrontal
Orbital Region
Parasphenoid
Alisphenoid not shown
Pa ci
fic C
od
Basioccipital
Exoccipital
Supraoccipital
PacificC od
Pterotic
Epiotic
Sphenotic
Pa ci
fic C
od
Otic Region (continued)
Opisthotic
Prootic
Otolith
PacificC od
Nasal
Frontal
Suborbitals (Lateral skull bones) and supratemporals (investing bones)
Pa ci
fic C
od
Parietal
Lateral Skull Bones
Dentary
Angular
Premaxilla
PacificC od
Maxilla
Suborbitals see page 798
Lachrymal
Preopercle
Pa ci
fic C
od
Opercle
Subopercle
Interopercle
Branchiostegal ray not shown
PacificC od
Hyomandibular (two different fi sh)
Ceratohyal Interhyal
Epihyal
Symplectic
Hypohyal (lower)
Pa ci
fic C
od
Branchial Arch
Urohyal
Hypobranchial 1-3
Basibranchial
Ceratobranchial 1-4
Pharyngeal plate
Epibranchial 1-4 Pharyngobranchials 1-3
PacificC od
Mandibular Arch
Ectopterygoid
Palatine
Quadrate
Mesopterygoid
Metapterygoid
Pa ci
fic C
od
Pectoral Girdle
Hypercoracoid/scapula
Cleithrum
Supracleithrum
PacificC od
Postcleithrum Posttemporal
Pelvic Girdle
BasipterygiumVertebral Column
Vertebrae
Ribs
Ribs
Haemal canal
Neural arch
R oc
kfi sh
Orbital Region
Alisphenoid
Investing Bones
Suborbitals (lateral skull bones)
R ockfish
Dentary
Angular
Lateral Skull Bones
R oc
kfi sh
Maxilla
Premaxilla
Lateral Skull Bones (continued)
R ockfish
Preopercle
Opercular Series
Opercle
Subopercle
R oc
kfi sh
Interopercle
Hyoid Arch
Hyomandibular
Ceratohyal Hypohyal (lower)
R ockfish
Hyoid Arch (continued)
Epihyal
Branchial ArchPharyngeal plate
Urohyal
R oc
kfi sh
Ectopterygoid
Quadrate
Mesopterygoid
Mandibular Arch
Metapterygoid
R ockfish
Pectoral Girdle
Cleithrum
Supracleithrum
R oc
kfi sh
Posttemporal
Lower postcleithrum
Upper postcleithrum
R ockfish
Basipterygium
First interhaemal
Intraneural
Caudal Region
R oc
kfi sh
Tail fi n bones
