Upon capturing a snail, the sculpin punches holes in the gastropod s shell using specialized
vomerine teeth.
It has a large mouth with thick lips and fine teeth that form an arrow shape; the length of the
vomerine tooth band is about 73-74% of the length of the maxillary bands.
Cannibalistic morph individuals differ from typical morphs by their enlarged
vomerine teeth, wider heads, long slender bodies, and tendency to consume conspecifics (Powers, 1907; Rose and Armentrout, 1976; Lannoo and Bachman, 1984).
Vomerine and palatine teeth were present on the roof of oral cavity.
laticlavia exhibits two separate patches of
vomerine teeth, an unusual melanotaeniid feature, and M multiradiata has a relatively high pectoral-fin ray count (> 90 % with 15 rays or more).
Vomerine teeth in two small oblique groups, are closer to each other than to choanae.
As ma- jority of patients in current study belonged to younger age group the frequently encountered fracture type was also found to be sagittal fracture.22 In contrast the para sagittal split is encountered in older adults as the bone lateral to
vomerine attachment of maxilla is thin.
ortizi by having the dentigerous processes of vomers prominent (
vomerine teeth absent or reduced and difficult to see in P.
Nevertheless, some catfishes such as Clarias isheriensis was reported to have inherent amylase and cellulase which might also assist the fish to digest cellulose cell wall while the gridding of the diets between the
vomerine teeth exposes the lignin and/or cell wall by increasing the surface area to digestion (24), (25).
schmidti has a
vomerine tooth patch like an inverted V, whereas L.
large mouth with thick lips; canine teeth on both jaws, strong and with an enlarged pair nearby the tip, visible when mouth is closed;
vomerine tooth patch crescentic to triangular, without a medial posterior extension; preopercular margin with a weak knob; dorsal fin with 10 spines and 14 soft rays; anal fin rounded, with 3 spines and 7 soft rays; pectoral fins short, not reaching level of anus; with 16 to 18 rays; caudal fin nearly truncate.