Fishes of the Western North Atlantic 



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dermosphenotic 

 dorsal postorbital 

 ventral postorbital \ 

 sclerotics. 



tabular 



supraorbitals 

 nasal 



premaxilla 



maxilla 

 dentory 

 lacrimal 

 supramaxillae 



articular 



ectopterygoid 



postlemporal 



opercle 

 subopercle 

 preopercle 

 interopercle 

 suborbital 



angular \quadrate 



/hyomandibular 



metapterygoid 



endppterygoid (mesopterygoid) 

 ectopterygoid 



^palatine 



opercle^ \y 

 subopercle^ zss. 



dentary 

 articular 

 quadrate 



angular 

 symplectic 



preopercle' 



interopercle' 



interhyai 



Figure 4. Superficial face bones and suspensorium of Pomolobus mediocris. a lateral view of left side of head; 

 underlying bones of the neurocranium not shown, b inner view of left suspensorium, lower jaw, and opercular 

 series. Drawn by Margaret G. Bradbury. 



