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suborbital

Located below or behind the orbit of the eye.

Used in 69 species profiles

Axelrodia riesei
Axelrodia stigmatias
Betta dennisyongi
Betta rubra
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Paracanthocobitis pictilis

Related terms

circumorbitals
Series of dermal bones surrounding the eye, including the suborbitals and supraorbitals.
lacrimal
Bone forming the lower, anterior section of the eye socket and normally the largest of the suborbital bones. Also known as the lachrymal or preorbital.
orbit
Either of two dermal, bony structures in the skull, each of which houses an eye; eye socket.
preorbital
Bone forming the lower, anterior section of the eye socket and normally the largest of the suborbital bones. Also known as the lacrimal or lachrymal bone.

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