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The 14 pages that link to Pharyngeal teeth, each with the reason it gives.

• Gill rakersCompared with: These act on food mechanically; gill rakers primarily retain particles or protect gills.

• CypriniformesRelated: These teeth are a defining feeding adaptation in cypriniform fishes.

• Pharyngeal jawBroader topic: These teeth provide the surfaces that process food inside the throat.

• Common carpRelated: Common carp use these teeth to grind food against a hard pad in the throat.

• CyprinidaeRelated: Cyprinids process food with teeth in the throat rather than in the jaws.

• CharaciformesRelated: Their form and arrangement help distinguish major characiform lineages.

• TetraodontidaeRelated: They complement the fused jaw plates in processing prey.

• Grass carpRelated: Grass carp uses specialized pharyngeal teeth to grind plant material.

• CharacidaeRelated: Variation in these teeth helps characids exploit different diets.

• CarassiusRelated: Their form and arrangement help distinguish cyprinid fish genera and species.

• Common breamRelated: The bream uses them to crush food after swallowing.

• CoregonusRelated: Their structure helps distinguish coregonine fishes from other salmonids.

• PumpkinseedRelated: These teeth help pumpkinseeds process shelled prey after it enters the mouth.

• TenchRelated: Tench uses pharyngeal teeth to process food without ordinary teeth in its jaws.