OBO_REL:part_of (UNDECLARED) dermatocranium gular plate A gular plate is absent in most extant teleosts. Dermal bone located on the ventral surface of the skull and positioned between the two rami of the lower jaw. Anteriorly the gular attaches to the symphysis of the lower jaw through fibrous connective tissue. The gular is an unpaired median bone. TAO:0002089 median gular teleost_anatomy dermal bone