Term Name: adductor hyohyoid
Synonyms: adductors hyohyoid, hyohyoidei adductores
Definition: Hyoid muscle that originates at the opercle and subopercle and inserts into the branchiostegal rays. The adductor hyohyoid is responsible for constriction of the branchiostegal membrane.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000715]

Relationships
is part of: hyohyoideus
is a type of: hyoid muscle

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