Term Name: postcleithrum
Synonyms: postcleithra
Definition: Dermal bone that is part of the pectoral girdle and located ventral to the supracleithrum and posterior to the cleithrum. Postcleithral bones are paired and can vary up in number from a single pair (such as in zebrafish) to three pairs in other teleosts.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000410]

Relationships
is part of: pectoral girdle
is a type of: dermal bone

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