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English: Pharyngeal jaws of moray eels.

Other languages:

Bosanski: Donja čeljuust murine.

Čeština: Hltanové čelisti murény (Muraenidae)

Dansk: Svælgets kæber på en muræne.

Deutsch: Schlundkiefer einer Muräne

English: Pharyngeal jaws of moray eels.

Español: Esquema del funcionamiento del aparato bucal de los peces de la familia Muraenidae (morenas).

Français : Mâchoire pharyngienne d’une murène.

Italiano: Schema di funzionamento dell'apparato boccale nei pesci della famiglia Muraenidae. Questi animali sono dotati di due paia di mascelle: una orale, usata per catturare la preda, e una faringea per permettere l'avanzamento del cibo nell'esofago.

Magyar: Muréna állkapcsának működése

Nederlands: pharyncheale kaken van murenen

Polski: Szczęki gardłowe u mureny. Służą murenie do przesuwania zdobyczy w kierunku przełyku.

Português: Ilustração esquemática do funcionamento do duplo aparato mastigatório de uma moréia.

Македонски: Фарингијална вилица кај јагулите-мурени

Русский: Мурены обладают двумя парами челюстей. Вторая пара, называемая глоточной, или фарингальной, находится позади черепа. Хотя внутренние челюсти не выходят за пределы внешних, они помогают более крепко ухватить добычу

Українська: Мурени мають дві пари щелеп. Перша пара, яка називається ротовою або оральною, захоплює здобич. Друга пара, яка називається горлянковою або фарингальною, і знаходиться позаду черепа, висувається в ротову порожнину і допомагає заковтувати здобич, переміщаючи її з рота в стравохід.

বাংলা : মোরে ইল মাছের ফ্যারিঞ্জিয়াল চোয়াল।

中文：鯙科的鄂部图解

中文（繁體）：鯙科的顎部圖解

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DescriptionPharyngeal jaws of moray eels.svg	Català: Els murènids tenen dos jocs de mandíbules: 1) les mandíbules orals que capturen les preses; i 2) el mandíbules faríngies (similars a les mandíbules del monstre de la pel·lícula Alien) que avancen a la boca i mouen les preses des de les mandíbules orals fins a l'esòfag per empassar-les. English: Moray eels have two sets of jaws: 1) the oral jaws that capture prey; and 2) the pharyngeal jaws (similar to the jaws of the monster in the movie Alien) that advance into the mouth and move prey from the oral jaws to the oesophagus for swallowing. Français : Schéma illustrant le fonctionnement des mâchoires pharyingeales d'une murène. Les murènes ont deux types de mâchoires : 1) les mâchoires orales, qui capturent la proie ; et 2) les mâchoires pharyngeales (similaires aux mâchoires du monstre dans le film Alien) qui s'avancent dans la bouche et font progresser la proie depuis les mâchoires orales jusqu'à l'œsophage pour l'avaler. Sunda: Belut Moray boga dua pasang rahang: (1) 'rahang baham' nu ngahuap mangsa jeung (2) 'rahang tikoro', sarupa jeung rahang monster dina film Alien nu kaluar tina sungut pikeun ngégél jeung neureuy mangsa ka jero tikoro.
Date	18 February 2009, 07:38 (UTC)
Source	Pharyngeal jaws of moray eels.jpg, which is in turn from http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=109985&org=NSF
Author	Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation (after Rita Mehta, UC Davis); Ryan Wilson (pbroks13)
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current	00:41, 1 February 2024	1,500 × 1,300 (506 KB)	Manlleus	File uploaded using svgtranslate tool (https://svgtranslate.toolforge.org/). Added translation for ca.
	17:39, 18 March 2009	1,500 × 1,300 (524 KB)	Pbrks	no fading
	20:03, 12 March 2009	1,500 × 1,300 (422 KB)	Coyau	should be a valid SVG
	18:21, 8 March 2009	1,500 × 1,300 (436 KB)	Pbrks	valid?
	18:52, 26 February 2009	1,500 × 1,300 (437 KB)	Pbrks	labels
	19:30, 22 February 2009	1,500 × 1,300 (436 KB)	Pbrks	Labeling and colors
	19:38, 21 February 2009	1,500 × 1,300 (439 KB)	Pbrks	labels
	19:23, 19 February 2009	1,500 × 1,300 (435 KB)	Pbrks	removed title; background
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