| Term Name: | sternohyoid |
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| Synonyms: | hypobranchial muscle, sternohyoideus, sternohyoids |
| Definition: | Head muscle that originates on the anterior region of the cleithrum and inserts on the urohyal. The hypobranchial forms initially as left and right parts that later fuse together forming a cone shape. The muscle is innervated by the occipitospinals and mainly composed of fast twitch muscle fibers. |
| Appears at: | Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h) |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001651] |
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