Term Name: opercular flap
Synonyms: gill cover, gill slit, opercular apparatus, opercular cover, operculum
Definition: A large flap, covered by integument, supported by several flat bones, actuated by muscles, found on the side of the head covering the gill chambers.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000555]

Relationships
has parts: interopercle opercle preopercle subopercle
is a type of: surface structure

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