Longsnout Spikefish

Halimochirurgus centriscoides Alcock

The origin of the adductor mandibulae sections is as for M. platycheilus. A single tendon passes anteriorly, inserting only on the posteromedial face of the dentary. The protractor hyoidei is similar to that of M. platycheilus, but there is no connection to the dentary. Instead, the fibers fade out in the connective tissue between the interopercles, about halfway up the length of the snout. The comments made in connection with M. platycheilus for the remaining muscular systems also apply to H. centriscoides.