Dermal bone that is located dorsal to the preopercle or lies on the antero-dorsal corner of the opercle, and encloses the upper section of the preopercular canal. The suprapreopercle is paired. [ TAO:GA_TG ]
Synonyms: supraopercle suprapreopercles supraopercular bone
Term information
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon