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cleithral

Of or relating to the cleithrum.

Used in 7 species profiles

Acanthodoras cataphractus
Badis badis
Badis juergenschmidti
Devario malabaricus
Hemibagrus microphthalmus
Hemibagrus peguensis

Related terms

cleithral spot
Variably-sized (depending on species), usually dark marking present in the cleithral area dorsal to the pectoral fin insertion. Normally visible externally in llive specimens.
cleithrum
Major bone of the pectoral girdle. Extends upward from the pectoral fin base and forms the rear margin of the branchial cavity. Articulates with the supracleithrum dorsally, the scapula and coracoid ventrally. Also known as proscapulum.

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