pelvic intercleithral cartilage

Cartilage element that lies between processes of the cleithrum and pelvic girdle in gobioid fishes. Posterodorsal to the ventral end of each cleithrum is a posteriorly projecting process. The pelvic intercleithral cartilage (an unpaired, median structure) forms a bridge between the processes (From Springer, 1983).

Type Organ
Parent Structure pelvic region element

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What is the pelvic intercleithral cartilage?
Cartilage element that lies between processes of the cleithrum and pelvic girdle in gobioid fishes. Posterodorsal to the ventral end of each cleithrum is a posteriorly projecting process. The pelvic intercleithral cartilage (an unpaired, median structure) forms a bridge between the processes (From S

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