Tubular ossifications around extension of nasal lateral line canal in fishes; typically one or two. [ PHENOSCAPE ]
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One or two tubular ossifications (prenasals) around extension of nasal canal in Carangiformes (Freihofer 1978, Smith-Vaniz 1984, Johnson 1984; found elsewhere only in Toxotidae of Perciformes) and some Elopomorpha from Wiley and Johnson, 2010. Wiley, E.O. & Johnson, G.D. 2010. A teleost classification based on monophyletic groups. In J.S. Nelson, H.-P. Schultze & M.V.H. Wilson (eds.), Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München, Germany: 123-182.