Pharyngeal teeth

Pharyngeal teeth of Cyprinus carpio

Pharyngeal teeth are a special kind of tooth found in cyprinids and other fish species. Examples of fish with pharyngeal teeth are the goldfish (Carassius auratus), loaches, and the extinct genus Yunnanozoon.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.