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spine A
spine positioned above and in
front of the eye. preopercle,
preoperculum The bone
between the ch**** and the gill cover.
preopercular spine A spine...
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contains four bone
segments known as the
preoperculum, suboperculum,
interoperculum and operculum. The
preoperculum is a crescent-shaped
structure that has...
- divergent, and 3–5 on the
preoperculum,
normally 5. The
suborbital stay is
normally securely attached to the
preoperculum,
although in some
species it...
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mouth and an
upper jaw
extending behind the eye. The
lower edge of the
preoperculum is
serrated with a
strong spine at its angle; the
operculum has a small...
- jaw has
three rows of molar-like
teeth at the sides. The
margin of the
preoperculum is smooth, with no
serrations or spines. The
dorsal fin is long and not...
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lateral head/ch**** skeleton,
below the eye socket)
across the ch**** to the
preoperculum, to
which it is
connected in most species.
Scorpaeniform fishes are carnivorous...
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armatus means "armed", a
reference to the
large and
sharp spines on the
preoperculum.
Pacific staghorn sculpins are
slender fish, with a wide, large, highly...
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length of the snout. The ch****s are deep and
covered in
scales but the
preoperculum has no scales,
although the
operculum is scaled. It has a long-based...
- bristle-like teeth. The
preoperculum has a
sizeable spine at its
corner and a
serrated rear
margin while there are 4
spines between the
preoperculum and the operculum...
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inner band of
smaller teeth but no
teeth on the roof of the mouth. The
preoperculum is serrated, the
serrations shrinking and
multiplying as the fish ages...
