Term Name: preopercle
Synonyms: preopercles
Definition: Dermal bone that is part of the opercular flap and bears the preopercular sensory canal. The preopercle is a paired bone and typically L-shaped, with the horizontal limb overlying the interopercle and the vertical limb overlying the opercle.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000264]

Relationships
is part of: dermatocranium dorsal hyoid arch opercular flap
has parts: preopercle horizontal limb preopercle vertical limb
is a type of: dermal bone

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