Glossary

lateral

Relating to, situated on or in, or extending towards the side or sides. Opposite of medial.

Used in 431 species profiles

antorbital
A small, paired dermal bone lying lateral to the nasal bone in front of the eye.
dorsolateral
Positioned or orientated between the dorsal and lateral surfaces.
hypurapophysis
Paired, bony lateral extensions off the parhypural. Also known as 'parhypurapophysis'.
medial
Relating to, situated on or in, or extending towards the middle; median. Opposite of lateral.
palatine
In morphology, a paired lateral bone above the mouth lying between the vomer and maxillary; the presence or absence of teeth on the palatine is a defining character in the classification of some fishes. Also known as autopalatine.
parhypurapophysis
Paired bony lateral extensions off the hemal arch of the parhypural. Also known as 'hypurapophysis'.
suborbital flap
Bony, movable, lateral process of the lateral ethmoid located beneath the eye in males of certain nemacheilid loaches.
ventrolateral
Positioned or orientated between the ventral and lateral surfaces.