Term Name: hypobranchial 2 bone
Synonyms: hypobranchial 2 bones
Definition: Ossification that develop in the small hypobranchial cartilages that lie between the medial tips of the ceratobranchials and copula 1. Small and irregular in shape; ossification may be absent in some adults. Ossification may begin when the fish is 12 mm.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001236]

Relationships
develops from: hypobranchial 2 cartilage
is part of: pharyngeal arch 4 skeleton
is a type of: hypobranchial bone

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