Pacific Halibut
(Hippoglossus stenolepis)
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All Photographs by Christie Boone, University of California, Santa Cruz
Cranial Region
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| Opercle | - |
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| Parasphenoid | - |
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| Posttemporal | - |
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| Premaxilla | - |
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| Preopercle | - |
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| Prootic | - |
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| Quadrate | - |
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| Subopercle | - |
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| Vomer | - |
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Pectoral Fin
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| Cleithrum | - |
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| Coracoids | - |
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| Postcleithra | - |
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| Scapulae | - |
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| Supracleithra | - |
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Pelvic Fin
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Abdominal Vetebrae
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| Atlas | - |
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| Last Adbominal Vertebra | - |
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Caudal Vertebrae
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| First Caudal Vertebra | - |
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Caudal Fin
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| Last Vertebra | - |
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| Articulated Tail | - |
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References:
Mecklenburg, C. W., T. A. Mecklenburg, and L. K. Thorsteinson
2002 Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society (Available from the American Fisheries Society)