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The skull ofHemirhamphus xanthopterus Cuv. & Val.

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Abbreviations

art. :

articular

boc. :

basioccipital

bsp. :

bassiphenoid

cor. :

coronary process

den. :

dentary

eoc. :

exoccipital

epo. :

epiotic

eth. :

ethmoid

fm. :

foramen magnum

fr. :

frontal

hy. :

hyomandibular

iop. :

interopercular

ios. :

interorbital septum

lac. :

lacrimal

let. :

lateral ethmoid

max. :

premaxillary

mc. :

Meckel’s cartilage

mpt. :

pterygoid

nas. :

nasal

op. :

opercular

or. :

orbit

osp. :

occipital spine

p. :

parietal

plp. :

pleurosphenoid

pob. :

postorbital

pop. :

preopercular

pro. :

pro-otic

psp. :

parasphenoid

pt. :

post-temporal

ptr. :

pterotic

pv. :

prevomer

q. :

quadrate

sob. :

suborbital

soc. :

supraoccipital

sop. :

subopercular

sph. :

sphenotic

spr. :

sphenotic process

st. :

supratemporal

sym. :

symplectic

th. :

teeth

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  1. Department of Zoology, Government College, Ajmer

    P. N. Mathur M.Sc., Ph.D., Narain Khattar M.Sc. & Kumari M. Zachariah M.Sc.

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Mathur, P.N., Khattar, N. & Zachariah, K.M. The skull ofHemirhamphus xanthopterus Cuv. & Val.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 51, 255–263 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050041

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