Dermal bone that articulates dorsally with the posttemporal and ventrally with the cleithrum. Supracleithrum is part of the secondary pectoral girdle and commonly, carries part of the lateral line canal. [ TAO:wd TAO:GA_TG ]
Synonyms: supracleithra épiclithrum hypercleithrum supracleithrum
Term information
- ZFA:0000594
The dorsalmost postcleithrum or postcleithrum 1 may lie medial to the ventral part of the supracleithrum. The postotic canal or lateral line may run close to the dorsal margin or in the upper third or in the lowest third of the bone depending on the fish group.
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