Term Name: dermal scale
Synonyms: fish scale, scales
Definition: Dermal bone that is thin, flexible, and platelike, and that develops in overlapping skinfolds that cover the body and often the head of fish and the bases of the fins.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0007380]

Relationships
is part of: dermis
has parts: dermal scale focus scale circulus scale radius
is a type of: dermal skeletal element external integument structure scale
has subtype: cephalic dermal scale cosmoid scale ctenoid scale cycloid scale elasmoid scale ganoid scale keratin-based scale lateral line scale odontode scale postcleithral scale pouch scale predorsal scale