BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences

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  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Jaws and teeth of Piaractus brachypomus.

B.P. Arts, S.M.A. Science and K.K.C. Commerce College, Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon

1Department of Zoology, Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad

Abstract

The jaws and teeth of Piaractus brachypomus were in compress form with a terminal mouth. The snout was blunt in large individuals. The upper dentition consisted of a double row of molariform teeth in the upper jaw, plus two rows on the roof of the mouth. The lower jaw carried a single row of similar teeth plus an inner pair of conical teeth at the front of the mouth.

Keywords

Piaractus brachypomus, Mouth, Dentation, Teeth, Upper jaw, Lower jaw