In fish and some vertebrates, a bone located at the angle of the lower jaw, part of the mandibular structure.
From gonia (angle) plus the suffix -ale, a Latin nominative ending used in anatomical nomenclature. This term is primarily used in ichthyology and comparative anatomy.
Fish have an extra bone called the goniale that disappeared in mammals—studying these bones helps scientists trace the evolutionary journey from fish to land animals!
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