OBO ID: ZFA:0000277
Term Name: scale Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • 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.
Appears at: Juvenile:Days 30-44 (30d-45d, 10 mm, adult fins/pigment)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References:
  • TAO:0000277
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
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