Glossohyal Explained

The glossohyal, in fish anatomy, is the tongue^[1] and hyoid bone.^[2] It is the lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal.^[3] The glossohyal changes its proportions when the fish increases in size.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.medicineword.com/glossohyal.shtml Medicineword.com
2. http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_search_results.jsp Mercksource
3. Web site: Brian Coad - Glossohyal . 2007-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071103193344/http://www.briancoad.com/dictionary/G.htm . 2007-11-03 . dead .
4. http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=kt567nb0td&brand=calisphere&doc.view=entire_text A Descriptive Study of Certain Tuna-like Fishes