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Keywords: operculum, bony, plage, cichlids, blotches

A hard, bony plate which covers the gills.

see operculum

a protective plate that lies over the gills of a fish.

Keywords: opergulum, see

see Opergulum.

Keywords: flap, bone, head, side, large

the large, flat bone on the side of the head, covering the gills.

the flap (large thin bones) that cover the gills on each side of the head.