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elasmoid scale

Common scale-type. Found in all teleosts, and often separated into cycloid and ctenoid forms.

Related terms

ctenoid
Comblike; having an edge or margin with multiple, tiny projections resembling the teeth of a comb.
teleost
Any member of the infraclass Teleostei, a large group of ray-finned fishes containing most of those with a bony skeleton.

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