Fishes of the Western North Atlantic 

 dermosphenotic 



2 I 



dorsal postorbital 

 ventral postorbital 

 sclerotics 

 supraorbitals 

 nasal ^_ /^^/zA '^, 



tabular 



prennaxilla 



maxilla 

 dentary 

 lacrimal 

 supramaxillae 



articular 



ectopterygoid 



posttemporal 



opercle 

 subopercle 

 preopercle 

 interopercie 

 suborbital 



angular \quadrate 



B 



hyomandibular 



metapterygoid 



endppterygoid (mesopterygoid) 

 ectopterygoid 



.palatine 



subopercle 

 preopercle 



interopercie 



interhyal 



dentary 

 articular 

 quadrate 



angular 

 symplectic 



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. 



