Dermal bone that is part of the opercular series. It is located ventro-medially to the preopercle and anterior to the subopercle. It is joined to the posterior part of the lower jaw (retroarticular) by a ligament. The interopercle is paired. [ TAO:wd ]
Synonyms: interopercles
Term information
- ZFA:0000674
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
Term relations
- dermal bone
- part of some opercular series
- overlaps some opercle-interopercle joint
- part of some dorsal hyoid arch skeleton
- part of some dermatocranium
- part of some opercular flap