Skeletal bones orientated in the axial sense, comprising the neurocranium, branchial skeleton, vertebral column and intermuscular bones and ribs.
Glossary: axial skeleton
February 15th, 2012 — 2:05pm
Glossary: axil
February 15th, 2012 — 2:05pm
The upper angle between a fin and the body of a fish, most often used in reference to the pectoral fin.
Glossary: axillary process
February 15th, 2012 — 2:05pm
A modified, often elongate, scale or group of scales located at the base of the pectoral or ventral fins in some fishes.
Glossary: azygos
October 3rd, 2012 — 9:16am
Used in reference to an unpaired anatomical structure, e.g., an azygos vein.
Ageneiosus marmoratus – Bottlenose Catfish
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