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basihyal bone

Term ID
ZFA:0000316
Synonyms
  • basihyal
  • basihyoid
  • glossohyal
Definition
Endochondral bone that is median and is the anterior-most bone of the ventral hyoid arch, the 'tongue' of the a fish. Ossification of the cartilaginous basihyal is first visible at the posterior end of the club-shaped basihyal cartilage (6.0 mm). Ossification spreads throughout the cartilage, except for the anterior tip, which remains cartilaginous. The posteroventral tip extends between the left and right dorsal hypohyals.
Appears at
Unknown
Evident until
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References
  • TAO:0000316
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