plectognaths

Updated: May 23, 2025

"Sexto and last," Conseil said, "the plectognaths, whose maxillary bone is firmly attached to the side of the intermaxillary that forms the jaw, and whose palate arch is locked to the skull by sutures that render the jaw immovable, an order lacking true pelvic fins and which consists of two families. Examples: puffers and moonfish." "They're an insult to a frying pan!" the Canadian exclaimed.

Jules Verne - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea