Mesocoracoid - H

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  • Head length: the distance from the tip of the snout (or upper lip) to the most posterior point of the opercular margin
  • Heterocercal fin: not symmetric (sharks)
  • Homocercal fin: symmetric
  • Homology: similarity of features based on common evolutionary descent
  • Hyperostosis: a condition resulting in enlargement of areas of bone.
  • Hyaline: translucent or transparent
  • Hypural joint: the joint between the caudal fin and the last of the vertebrae
  • Hypural plate: the flattened bony plate at the posterior end of the vertebral column, formed from parts of the posterior vertebrae.

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