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Graduated. Progressing or decreasing in length, usually with reference to 



spines or rays in series. 

 Granulate. Finely roughened. 

 Gular. Relating to the upper foreneck. 



Hcemal arch. An arch under a haemal spine for the passage of a blood-vessel. 



Hcemal canal. The series of haemal arches as a whole. 



HcBmal spine. Lowermost spine of a caudal vertebra. 



Hcemopophyses. Processes on lower side of an abdominal vertebra. 



Height. Vertical diameter. 



Heterocercal. With reference to an unequal tail with the backbone evidently 



extending into the upper lobe. 

 Homocercal. With reference to a tail evidently unequal or the backbone 



apparently stopping at the middle of the base of the caudal fin. 

 Humerus. The proximal bone of the fore limb. 

 Hyoid. Relating to the tongue. 



Hyoid apparatus. Series of bones inside lower jaw supporting the tongue. 

 Hyomandibular. A bone by which the posterior end of the suspensorium 



articulates with the skull ; the supporting element of the suspensorium, 



mandible, hyoid and opercular bones. 

 Hypercoracoid. Upper of two bones attached to the clavicle indirectly bearing 



the pectoral fin. 

 Hypleural. Modified last vertebra supporting the caudal fin. 

 Hypohranchials. Branchial bones below the ceratobranchials. 

 Hypocoracoid. Lower of two bones attached to clavicle behind. 

 Hypohyals. Usually four small bones by which the respective sides of the 



hyoid apparatus are joined. 



Imbricate. Overlapping. 



Inarticulate. Not jointed. 



Incisors. Front cutting-teeth. 



Inferior pharyngeals. Lower pharyngeals. 



Intraoral. Below mouth. 



Interhcemals. Bones to which anal rays are attached. 



Interhcemal spines. Elements supporting anal fin. 



Inter hyal. Upper hyoid bone attached to hyomandibular, 



Intermaxillaries. Premaxillaries. 



Intermusculars. Epipleurals. 



Interneurals. Bones to which dorsal rays are attached. 



Interneural spines. Elements supporting dorsal fin. 



Interorbital. Between eyes. 



Interopercle. Membrane bone attached between preopercle and branchios- 

 tegals. 



Interspinals. Bones to which fin-rays are attached. Interspinous bones. 



Isocercal. With reference to the tail of which the last vertebrae are gradu- 

 ated smaller and ending in median line of caudal fin. 



Isthmus. Junction, usually between the branchial cavities, of the chest with 

 the throat. 



