Coho Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch)
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All Photographs by Ross Smith, Portland State University
Cranial Region
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Articulated Specimen (Chum Salmon) |
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| Parasphenoid | - |
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| Dentary | - |
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| Frontals | - |
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| Maxilla | - |
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| Hyomandibula | - |
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| Preopercle | - |
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| Opercle | - |
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| Interopercles | - |
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| Subopercles | - |
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| Metapterygoid | - |
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| Ceratohyal | - |
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| Epihyal | - |
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| Lingual Plate | - |
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| Quadrate | - |
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| Supracleithrum | - |
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| Supraethmoid | - |
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| Urohyal | - |
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| Gill Rakers | - |
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Pectoral Fin
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| Cleithrum | - |
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| Scapula | - |
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| Coracoid | - |
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| Articulated Scapula/Coracoid | - |
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| Pectoral Fin Ray | - |
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Pelvic Fin
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Abdominal Vetebrae
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Caudal Vertebrae
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| Anterior Caudal Vertebra | - |
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| Posterior Caudal Vertebra | - |
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Caudal Fin
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| Penultimate Vertebra | - |
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| Ultimate Vertebra | - |
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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)