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Results for “lateral line scale”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • lateral line scale

    Any visibly-pored scale of the lateral line system, counts of which are often used as an identifying feature.

    Used in 164 profiles

  • lateral scale rows

    The number of more-or-less vertically-arranged scale rows present between the upper end of the gill opening and the caudal fin base. Sometimes referred to as vertical scale rows and used in meristic counts when the lateral line is absent, incompletely pored or otherwise difficult to distinguish.

    Used in 9 profiles

  • lateral series

    Line of scales extending along scales along the flank. Used in meristic counts when the lateral line is absent or incompletely pored.

    Used in 50 profiles

  • pored scale

    A scale possessing a visible pore, e.g. a lateral line scale.

    Used in 38 profiles

  • transverse scale row

    Number of scales in the diagonal row between the orgins of dorsal and anal fins in a fish specimen, excluding the lateral line scales.

    Used in 10 profiles

  • meristic character

    A countable trait, e.g., the number of rays in a fin, gill rakers, lateral line scales, etc..

    Used in 4 profiles

  • lateral line

    Sensory organ comprising a series of neuromasts running along the head and flanks and used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water. Also known as the lateralis system and visible as one or more rows of pored scales of varying length in many fishes.

    Used in 366 profiles