魚類學相關名詞中英對照
名詞 定義 
skeleton All the cartilaginous and bony elements comprising the exoskeleton (or dermoskeleton) which includes the dermocranium, secondary pectoral girdle and scales, and the endoskeleton. The latter has a somatic axial component comprising the neurocranium, vertebral column and paraxial elements, a somatic appendicular component comprising the median fins, paired fins, radials, pterygiophores and fin rays, and a visceral component, the viscerocranium, comprising the mandibular arch, the hyoid arch and the branchial arches. Its main function is to strengthen and maintain the shape of an animal.  
骨骼 由包括皮顱、次級肩帶與鱗片在內的外骨骼 (或皮骨) 與內骨骼所組成的全部軟骨或硬骨成分。內骨骼有一個身體的軸成分是由腦顱、脊柱和軸旁的成分所組成;有一個身體的附肢成分是由奇鰭、偶鰭、輻板、支鰭骨與鰭條組成;有一個內臟的組成-臟顱,是由頜弓、舌骨弓與鰓弓組成。它的主要功能是加強及維持動物的形狀。 
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