TERM: Description of glossary term.
Fish related glossary
premaxilla
In perciform fishes such as cichlids, the bone that forms the frontmost part of the upper jaw. The other element of that jaw, the maxilla, has been excluded from the mouth opening and is found near the angle of the mouth.
Odniesienie bibliograficzne
Barlow, George. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352 - (ffm03927)
Synonym: intermaxillary