What does epural mean?
Epural means On the dorsal side of the tail..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
On the dorsal side of the tail..
The opercular bone is reduced and the suboperculum enlarged, and the caudal skeleton is unique in having only two free epural bones, with the third, anteriormost one fused to the second preural centrum.
Presence of two epurals is the more likely derived condition for stomiiforms based on functional outgroup comparison to Diplophos and Manducus.
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Epural means On the dorsal side of the tail..
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The opercular bone is reduced and the suboperculum enlarged, and the caudal skeleton is unique in having only two free epural bones, with the third, anteriormost one fused to the second preural centrum.
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